In the diagram we have a typical pawn and king vs king endgame. With black to move first it will be a draw but with white to move, white wins. The red square is used to determine the result. Always count the number of squares from the pawn to the egde of the chessboard and count the same number of squares to the left. If the enemy king can penetrate this square the game will be drawn if not the white side will win.The folowing tips will help the beginner to get more results when the ending arrives. The endgame is the part of the game when only a few pieces usually one or two minor pieces a few pawns and the kings are left on the chessboard. However, this could be the most entriguing part of the game as a lot of hidden ideas can be unearth in this phase of the game. This is also the phase of the game where the beginner lose won or drawn games. So we hope the following tips will change the course of their future results.
Use your king as it can be a valuable fighting force when only a few pieces remains on the chessboard.
Centralise-Make sure you play your king towards the centre, but ensure it's safe.
Create a pass pawn and push it.
Create two weaknesses in the enemy camp.
Be patient, don't play fast.
Use your king as it can be a valuable fighting force when only a few pieces remains on the chessboard.
Centralise-Make sure you play your king towards the centre, but ensure it's safe.
Create a pass pawn and push it.
Create two weaknesses in the enemy camp.
Be patient, don't play fast.
