Chess Endgame: Pullin-Frenz

[sighisoaraa]

I love your endgames videos keep posting more videos like this I am learning a lot and by the way what kind of programm are you using ?

[nirajrm]

Thanks a lot for nice analysis. I learned the knight and bishop distance tactics from this video. Keep making them...

[chrism216]

pushing the pawns for check is BAAAD

hhaahahaha

very nice analysis =)

i liked it.

[nucci66]

on minute 4:34 after Ke4 why kf3 and not kh3 loosing no pawn's???

[GreenCastleBlock]

That also wins (see previous comments)

[Fibonaccie]

Thanks for the instruction, it is very helpful to know how to control such a complicated figure like the knight with the bishop. I learned a lot :)

[hurikai]

Hey GCB, there's one thing I'm hoping you'll explain to me -

Why is it not a good thing to trade pawns when you're material up? Doesn't that just give you more space to exploit your piece advantage?

[GreenCastleBlock]

The fewer pawns on the board, the fewer pawns the defender has to guard, and the fewer pawns the attacker has to promote. With more pawns on the board the attacker can threaten to win further pawns to extend the material advantage, forcing the defending pieces into passivity.

[hurikai]

Oh, so you see pawns as a liability rather than a defensive unit. Thanks.

[GreenCastleBlock]

Well, they can be either. But when they're being attacked by more pieces than the defender has to defend them, they're a liability.

[elbay2]

I really like the analysis you provide with your videos; very instructive.. I noticed on several occasions that you give bits of advice, as in the following examples:

- trading pieces, not pawns, when one has a material advantage

- when left with one bishop, placing one's pawns on the opposite colour to create a bishop

- ... and more, that I can't recall at this point.

My question is: are you aware of whether or not there exists a book summarizing these bits of wisdom?

Cheers from CANADA!

[GreenCastleBlock]

Hi. Thanks, glad you like.

Masters write these books of 'chess basics' all the time. I mean, there are lots of them. I don't think there is one definite book that all these chess generalizations live in.

Generalizations only take you so far anyway. Every position is different. But they make a good teaching tool.

[GreenCastleBlock]

A number of alert viewers have noticed Kh3 which allows White to hold both pawns. White wins easily then because the back pawn gives him the extra tempo.

Here's why I "missed" it: in the endgame, if you see a variation that is a forced win, there is no need to look at any other moves (unlike the middlegame, where if you see a good move you look for a better one).

I always look at moves that bring my king into the center first. I knew that Kf3 Kf5 g6! is a White win. So I played it.

[nowtsmart]

you show a nice way of getting the opposition, but g5 was easy to defend.

[Carabin33fr]

I agree with you Kh3 is better

[furrer08]

after you traded(!?!?!) pawns, wouldnt king h3 be good too?

[JTsmiley14]

Pushing pawns is BAYAD!!! :P

[mtp15481]

pawns r always BAYAD. They mate with the King n produce the Queen!!!

[GreenCastleBlock]

eww.

[jj32768]

I thought the bishop being two squares away from the knight was really clever. The king and pawn stuff was a review for me, but it was explained clearly and concisely. Always good to review stuff like that. Very solid video!

:-)

[aliasimchess]

Can you paste the moves for this game

[GreenCastleBlock]

I'm not sure I still have them. I reconstructed this video from memory because I was not taking notation when this position was reached.

[ridether]

great video

[pooljunkie22]

great video matt very sound end game great tip on the two squares away from knight as well

[jdthom6]

these endgame videos are great thanks and keep them coming!

[CardKeyOh]

Thanks a lot Mat! Awesome video as usually!

[mac10688]

Thanks for your great tips. They are really helpful to me. Better than reading about chess.

[KazaBullx]

Nice tips Castle! I new way for me to look at pawn end games than just worrying about who has the opposition.

[Dessan01]

Very interesting as always Matt - certainly given me some good endgame tips!

[brucewallace2]

excellent Mat. Do you fancy doing some vids on Rook and pawn endings?

[jrobichess]

Good video and analysis Castle!

[bryanep]

instead of f3 with king y not h3 then h4

[GreenCastleBlock]

No reason. That is also a White win.