I wanted a chance to apply Botvinnik's maxim that knight endgames are pawn endgames, and I remembered that takchess had recently played a long knight endgame to a draw, so what better an opportunity to try this new theory?
To my surprise, the theory is actually true!
The key is to realize that you have a passed pawn on the d-file, and on the a/b files a pawn majority which could very easily be converted into a second passed pawn. Once you have two passed pawns, Black will have a nightmarish time trying to defend both threats. Even a top chess engine didn't last very long--and I imagine a human would lose even quicker.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
a LOT of good stuff. fantastic to have you back, or back HERE. warmly, dk
I feel motivated. I've written more about endings in the past week than, well, ever. And some endings are becoming much less mysterious.
Post a Comment