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Practice · technique

WorksheetEvery click puts together 20 new positions of Trading into a pawn endgame at random to print – or 10, 30 or 40, 10 a page, with a page of solutions if you like.As a PDF: choose “Save as PDF” in the print window of the browser.

Trading into a pawn endgame

Whoever trades pieces must know the pawn endgame that follows. Positions: 29.

How the trainer works

In every position exactly one move wins or holds – the Syzygy tablebase says so. Find it; then the tablebase plays on, and you can play the solution through move by move. The players and the tournament lead to chesstoteles, where the whole game can be played through. More in the guide →

White to move wins

VideoEvery position plays its solution by itself, after a short pause the next one comes – to watch and learn.Click: start · again: stopStop the videoNo further position – a solution half played is taken back, the position stands to be solved.
Training position – White: Kh6, g4, e6; Black: Kf8, a48a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h