Chess: The Endgame

You are here: Home > The Endgame

Web Tip

Site Search

Community

	4101 users
	AVESTA, Chollatzkows, Drunken Pawn, Knightkurty, Regenbogen, bodo, checker, erbse, gold_serpent, grete, kjuelicher, ralf1700, roxy, simanwe, ulfe
	Herbi (71) gimmix (22)

Latest Tournaments

2006.02.18 - 2006.03.11

23rd Linares Tournament
Aronian wins the event.

2005.10.14 - 2005.10.23

2nd Samba Cup

2005.09.27 - 2005.10.16

FIDE Championship 2005
Topalov wins

Game 1: Bruehl, Count John - Philidor, Francois 0-1
(London 1783)

overview | next game

{Modern positional play begins with the musician Philidor (1726-1795).He likes to support pawns by pieces from behind.His eyes are blindfolded in this game.} 1.e4 {Philidor has the better pawn structure in the endgame.He can attack on both flanks.} 1...e5 2.Bc4 c6 3.Qe2 d6 4.c3 f5 5.d3 Nf6 6.exf5 Bxf5 7.d4 e4 8.Bg5 d5 9.Bb3 Bd6 10.Nd2 Nbd7 11.h3 h6 12.Be3 Qe7 13.f4 h5 14.c4 a6 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Qf2 O-O 17.Ne2 b5 18.O-O Nb6 19.Ng3 g6 20.Rac1 Nc4 21.Nxf5 gxf5 22.Qg3+ Qg7 23.Qxg7+ Kxg7 24.Bxc4 bxc4 25.g3 Rab8 26.b3 {Philidor has the better pawn structure in the endgame.He can attack on both flanks.} 26...Ba3 27.Rc2 cxb3 28.axb3 $2 ({A weakness is avoided by} 28.Nxb3) 28...Rfc8 29.Rxc8 Rxc8 30.Ra1 Bb4 31.Rxa6 Rc3 32.Kf2 Rd3 33.Ra2 Bxd2 34.Rxd2 Rxb3 {Black pressures on the queenside.} 35.Rc2 h4 $1 { The attack switches to the kingside.} 36.Rc7+ Kg6 37.gxh4 Nh5 38.Rd7 (38.Rc6+ Kf7 39.Rc7+ Ke6 40.Rc6+ $1) (38.Ke2 Ng3+ 39.Kf2 Nf1 { leads to the game.} 40.Kxf1 Rxe3 41.Rd7 Rf3+ 42.Kg2) 38...Nxf4 $1 { Philidor sees a combination despite of the blindfold.} ({When Black plays} 38...Nf6 {or}) (38...Rb5 {he will make no progress.}) 39.Bxf4 Rf3+ 40.Kg2 Rxf4 41.Rxd5 Rf3 {Philidor has his favourite connected passed pawns.} 42.Rd8 Rd3 43.d5 f4 44.d6 Rd2+ 45.Kf1 Kf7 46.h5 e3 47.h6 $4 (47.Rd7+ $1 Ke6 48.Rd8 $1 {leads to an escape.}) 47...f3 { This is the first acceptable practical endgame that I could find.} 0-1

by Jan van Reek

overview | next game

The Endgame

	Introduction
	Struggle:
1.	Attack in the centre
2.	The attack on the king
3.	The flank attack
4.	Encirclement
	Prophylaxis:
5.	Blockade in general
6.	Blockade by the knight
7.	Restriction in general
8.	Restriction and time
9.	Consolidation
10.	Fortification
11.	Strong and weak squares
12.	Crossing a diagonal
13.	The battle for an important square
14.	Overprotection
15.	Conunterattack: direct confrontation
	Examples:
	150 commented endgames