As I scrolled idle on facebook, I came across this endgame position from one of my groups and much to my surprised a lot of people blundered this position and didn’t understand why their move isn’t the correct one. Even if at first, truth be told, their answer kind of baffled me, when I took a closer look I realized that not long until now, I was doing the same blunders, and honestly, if I am In a time scramble I am still doing them, even if I know the pattern. So I am hoping that by the end of the video you will know how to correctly approach those kind of endgame scenario.
I hope you learned something valuable from this endgame scenario. I always said that studying endgame is as important as studying opening and middle game, but for some reasons a lot of people neglate this part of the game. As usual, if you want me to discus a certain subject leave it in the comment and I will make a video about it. Take care!
Kd7 was my first instinct, but I had to work my way from there with trial and error, I didn't know about 'opposition', thanks, that'll be useful … if I can remember at the right time !
Playing Kg8 by black doesn’t have anything to do with white king being on a light square (Kf5). If white king was on a dark square , let say King was on g5, still black should play Kg8 to be able to take the opposition.
@2:20 that "same color square" strategy is not right. Suppose that the white king is at g5, not f5, and now according to your rule Black should play Kf8/h8 (both losing easily).
The strategy is much simpler: retreating your king when needed at the same file that the opponent's pawn stands.
This puzzle is ridiculously easy. Please put in much harder puzzles.
It is so obvious that you are a noob bellow 1500, your insecurity in explaining says it all.
I love king and pawn endgames. Its my bread and butter.
Opposition is the most important thing to understand in this endgame. Its the difference between winning and drawing.
Kd7 Kg8 Ke7 Kh8 f6 gxf6 Kf7 f5. g7 Kh7. g8=Q Kh6. Qg6#
I don't know how I got recommended this as I don't play chess and am not totally sure I know the rules, but moving the king northwest jumped out as me as the right move from a turn-based RPG perspective, to go for a flank and drive their king into the corner… have I been accidentally learning chess while playing video games?
What helps you to improve your strength in chess?
Ke7 ke8 both are same
Great lesson!!! Question, I hear has a new player it is better to master the end game first be learning a opening. Thoughts?
Yes…easy…Kd7…Kg8…Ke8…Kh8…f6…if Kg8…f7 and f8 mate…if gxf6…Kf7…f5…g7+ and mate in 2
What a good lesson, thank you!
Good to know Im in the 20%
Over 99% of YT videos post BS stats in their titles.
The first video of yours Ive seen and I like the clear and methodical style you have of explaining. And I also appreciate your emphasis on endgames since I like learning them because of their importance in getting those "w"s and also to me they are just fun things within themselves. Look forward to seeing what other videos you've made on them.
Nice video, thanks a lot. 👍👍
I'm around 800 elo and find solution.
Interesting exercise is looking at similar positions with the black king on other squares of the eighth rank. It turns out White wins no matter where the black king is on the eighth rank, but it can be a little tricky to get there.
You are not correct….
Some of your lines lead to stalemate, but you don't actually show the stalemate pattern. You should!
I solved it right away. D7 forces Black into the corner so that white has control over tempo.
Thanks sir
I don't see how the "natural" move ends in a draw. You have king and queen vs king. It should be a simple win for white.
Kd7, Kg8 ; Ke8, Kh8(only move) ; f6, gf ; (if Kg8, f7+ wins.) After gf, ; Kf8 and the f pawn is free to move, f5 ; g7+ with Queen next move.
Triangulation 🤔
I managed to solve it. only difficulty is that if you only calculate captures.
Hi
It is easy. Kd7 kg8; Ke7 kh8 ; f6 gxf6; Kf7 f5; g7+ kh7 ; f8=Q + kh6; Qg6+#
More endgame studies, please. BTW, I thought of K-D7 immediately.
Mate in 9
Nice problem, but easy to calculate
This game gives me headaches
at 5:41 the move Ke8 also wins after ……Kh8;f6 gxf6 then Kf7 or Kf8 transpose back into the lines after Ke7.
I want to learn a few end game tactics and techniques.
Great video! some of these so called simple endgames can be bottomless wells. Thank you
Loll this guy was like…if I put a thinking and focused girl on my thumbnail that will get me more views 😂
Thank you for sharing this and for your insight.
Thank you very much!!
After 35 years chess-playing I understood the mail-point, "same color of the opposite-king" and not "In front of the opposite-king"
On 2:50 black Kh8 is lossing because whites plays Kf7, thats not a Draw situation.
You talk a lot man
Wow, I actually got it right away 🙂
I only just found about this channel. Am glad I learned something from your videos. Thank you 🙇♂️
Nice, congrats
black to move also wins for white
it is simple not difficult.
I could do it
K d7 first
easy puzzle maybe 800 ELO at best
You named around 5 wrong squares in a 7 minutes video!!??