Chess Endgame Study: 3 vs 3 Pawn Breakthrough

[DATR01]

A useful technique. I remember it as follows.

Push the middle pawn then make a square, of four pawns, on your next move.

It is easy to remember and is equivalent to the explanation in the video.

[superniokas]

:DDDDDD

i'm sorry but this screams "J-ro-bitchess" :D

[cekinxxx]

this iis not going to happen in a real game

[Spudst3r]

This is exactly what I looking for and I found it! The way to solve this dilemma is very counterintuitive and I suspect many players lose games by not forcing a passed pawn here.

[blizzardxc1]

very good

[steveminla]

That was a GREAT explanation of that technique! I remember that from before and your explanation really cleared it up for me! THANKS

[DoctorWhov1]

Liked this video very much, well done. Keep up the good work, really enjoy all your chess lessons sir.

[LetalisLatrodectus]

@cookieeeeeez

No, The en passant move is only a legal move when the opposite color pawn moves 2 squares at once. So when the H-pawn moves from h2 to h4 and the black pawn would be on g4 only then is en passant legal.

I recommend just looking at the en passant rules on wikipedia that will explain it more clearly.

[MasterThief1324]

To sum things up: 3v3 pawn, first person to move their pawn up wins pawn-right-of-way. =D

[subhashkk7]

what if it is black pawn move?.....can u explain how breakthrough with black pawn.

it is intresting video......thanx

[LetalisLatrodectus]

@subhashkk7

Its the exact same sequence of moves. First black moves the center pawn up once. White has to capture and then black pushes the other pawn up just like white does in this video.

Grab your chess set and try it out :)

[Electromusicaus]

Thanks

[arueda3000]

Very nice video.. Excellent explanation!!!

[videohead147]

Good presentation. Thanks.

[GusCollias]

rarely watch endgame vids, but have often lost endgames with superior material advantage as i was not familiar with opposition or pawn breakthrough techniques...with definitely watch more of these...

[mikeusat]

Cool...kind of like tic-tac-toe.

[Alexon88]

dont see when this should be ever the case - 3 not moved pawns vs 3 pawns directly infront of them

[adhdboy699]

@Alexon88 Quite awesome especially if you look at GM chess

[TheLorax11]

Great video, it is a really great technique!! my chess teacher spent time to teach me. but, u have to be careful 3:15 black's g4 can use an en pessant and capture to f3!! tricky stuff

[olympiakaraga7te]

cool

[390315001]

nice moves

[TheGreatGama]

another brilliant video from jrobi!

[tgoolsby2]

at 2:44 is that a stalemate?

[jrobichess]

No it's checkmate.

[Pika250]

Or white can play Qa8#.

[adhdboy699]

@tgoolsby2 It's a stale mate if the oponet can not make a legal mov ewihtout being in check but currently is'nt in check , at 2:44 he is in check because of the queen

[bastiaan0741]

excellent presentation as always!

[Knight675829]

thanks this was a puzzle gave by my teacher

[mappen28]

Beside explaining tacktics, you also show different scenarios which makes u a unique tutor, thank u very much!

[farkar78]

That was simply awesome!! You've taught me more than three chess books!

[dshyguy]

sweet one

[sunsetconmartini]

cool! thanks

[bassieeee7]

you're video's are really helpfull and very well explained, keep it up!

[2all4me]

thank you very very much

[wookiee1963]

Thank you, much appreciated this was new to me.

[dwelit]

This is very useful I used in my friend and it worked:)

[pinkyfrogs23]

No one has good chess videos except for Jrobi!

[12340000z]

its canda cool , sacrifice 2 pawns so the 3rd can promot and win the game :)

[srn347]

Black on move can avoid this technique by pushing the center pawn.

[F2L4Life]

Which is blocked by the king.

[taurath]

Awesome videos! Really helped me :)

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out!

[rockmanmegamanfan]

@jrobichess

This is useful dude thanks !

[thebigEZ1]

Why are you ranked so low? You seem to know what you are talking about.

[jrobichess]

My ranking goes along with the videos - kind of like a time line I guess. Thanks for checking out the vid!

[AodhMacG]

Hey cool vid!

But I think at 2:47 that's a stalemate, not a checkmate... Am I right???

[jrobichess]

No it's checkmate. =) Thanks for checking out the vid.

[Tomahawk52]

it's checkmate - what don't you get, AodhMacG?

[AodhMacG]

Well technically stalemate is when you cant move any where. And the black king cant move any where because he'd be moving into check, therefore he cant move and thus white cant finish his victory: STALEMATE!

Its the oldest trick in the book!!!

[Tomahawk52]

oh ok right on. Thanks. Might as well be stalemate then to save the time.

[GGL09]

how is that a stalemate? the queen is attacking the king while the king cant move anywhere. i pleade --- checkmate! :P

[LosAztecas]

I know your comment is old AodhMacG, but at 2:47, it is checkmate. White's queen is attacking the king. -______-

[AodhMacG]

Yes thanks for the update, wow quite alot of fueded comments here, guess I shouldn't write comments in such a hurry anymore!lol

[LosAztecas]

I don't mind. I've done it before. ^^

[srn347]

With that pawn formation anywhere on board, one side will have the pawn breakthrough if it's their move, and the other side can avoid it if it's their move.

[xxfizzlexx]

that is checkmate because he's in check, if he weren't then it would be stalemate.

[jbragadeesh]

coooooooooooooooool video!!!

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out jbragadeesh!

[topshonuff]

Great Video.. Thanks on explaning everything ..

[jrobichess]

Thanks!

[Xaethia]

Nice Video. Your a hell of a strategest

[jrobichess]

Thanks Xaethia!

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking out the vid - what's hexapawn?

[srn347]

Hexapawn is a game on a 3x3 board with 3 pawns on each side(in a row of coarse). The goal is to get a pawn across or leave your opponent with no moves. Capturing all your opponent's pawns would also be a win, if it were possible. The second player to move always wins(with mutual perfect play).

[poroto1028]

excelent video! but i also wish to know a tecnique to make checkmate with two bishops

[aesteruha]

.thanks!.....it's good!.....

[jrobichess]

Thanks aesteruha!

[DukeAlba]

These videos are very good... While I have read chess books in the past I have to say that teaching endgame positions through videos is much more stimulating than through a book.

Excellent vid!

[jrobichess]

Thanks for the comment Duke!

[kennedyrojas]

Good day to you Sir Jrobichess.I wonder if you could possibly solve a puzzle for me.{"i remember the set up of the pieces since i was young but still dont know the correct solution" would you please help me out if you have time?Sir..White has 3 pawns located at squares a2, b2, c2 and king is posted on square g1.Now Black king at b8 with 2 pawns at squares f3, h3.The problem says "White to play and win".Please show us the solution with the same diagram.Thanks a lot and more power to you.

[jrobichess]

Thanks for presenting the puzzle Kennedyrojas! My first impression was KH2 without computer assistance. I checked it after the fact and white can win from that position. The computer prefers an immediate KF2 which cleans out the enemy pawns even faster. Thanks for sharing!

[Creepybacon9]

Kf2 would result in h2, letting it promote, and kh3 would result in f2 also letting it promote. The action happens on the queenside.

This requires an endgame study on tempo wherein the ideal position of the black king is to get on b5 while the pawns are on a5, b4, c5. which puts white in zugzwang and loses. White's goal is to get to his pawns as the same position as the white king is in. (as in Black kb8, white pawns are on a6, b5 and c6 and its black to move).

I suggest you make a vid on this

[shorbock]

As a matter of fact this position is losing for white! the problem is white can't force the position you're talking about. this exercise is usually shown like this : black king b7, white pawns on a5, b5, c5; white king g1, black pawns f3, h3 : black to play and win (or more usually color are reversed so that's white to play and win) very instructive actually, and a bit harder than the exercise on this video.

[shorbock]

sorry this was supposed to be an answer to creepybacon9, concerning kennedyrojas position.

[roncpas]

Thanks, pawn endings are my weak spot and I've lost similar positions. This definitely helps!

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out Roncpas!

[sandcuffin]

Oh,my god I did not know this tactic and I thought that I know everything about end games.That's a shame:(

[Conespliff]

Nice videos, much easier to comprehend than a book! Thanks!

[jrobichess]

Thanks Conespliff!

[az12ml34]

never thought about it !! interesting clip by the way

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out az12ml34!

[0moen0]

like ur videos jrobi

[jrobichess]

Thanks 0moen0!

[incomprensible01]

great video keep up the good work

[jrobichess]

Thanks incomprensible01!

[JJGNMC]

Another good video with great start presentation. This video will be so useful for me. !Thanks Jrobi!

[jrobichess]

Thanks for the comment and checking out the vid JJGNMC!

[narutoluis]

INTERESTING .O.!!

[jrobichess]

Thanks Naru!

[Cooldude518]

thanks if im ever in this pisition ill definately remember this

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking out the video CoolDude!

[MediumKuriboh]

Nice i already saw this in chessmaster 10th edition, refreshing however! waiting for next videos

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out Medium!

[IEatNubs6]

cool

[jrobichess]

Thanks for cehcking out the vid IEatNubs6!

[vorojtsov]

nice explanation, great video!

[jrobichess]

Thanks Vorojtsov! Here's to a great 2008!

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking out the video Bluejet99!

[Bluejet99]

nice