Pawn Breaks | Chess Endgames

[@nicbentulan]

0:00 intro 0:50 2 vs 1 pawn example 2:25 3 pawn vs 3 pawn example with kings on h2 and h4 - critical move for black (exactly 1 drawing move, no winning moves) FEN: 8/ppp5/8/PPP5/7k/8/7K/8 b - - 0 1 and essentially a critical move for white (exactly 1 winning move, but…) but after Kg2 Kg(4 or 5) FEN: 8/ppp5/8/PPP5/7k/8/7K/8 w - - 0 1 5:28 4 pawn vs 4 pawn example with kings on a1 and a3 - critical move for black (exactly 1 winning move) but not critical move for white (more than 1 winning move) FEN: 8/5pp1/4p2p/4P2P/5PP1/k7/8/K7 (w or b) - - 0 1 9:53 4 pawn vs 4 pawn example with kings on a2 and a4 - critical move for black (exactly 1 winning move) and then drawn for white FEN: 8/5pp1/4p2p/4P2P/k4PP1/8/K7/8 (w or b) - - 0 1 11:36 game 1 - critical move (exactly 1 winning move) FEN: 8/6p1/8/p1p1p1kP/1p1pP1P1/1P1P3K/1PP5/8 b - - 0 1 19:50 game 2 - not critical (more than 1 winning move) FEN: 8/8/4k2p/p1K2pp1/P7/1P4PP/8/8 b - - 0 1

[@davidwestwood6850]

Excellent. Just what I need this week. Thank you.

[@HangingPawns]

No problem, David. Glad to help if I can.

[@nicbentulan]

5:38 if it's black instead of white to play, then ok maybe it's not so hard to say that a pawn move wouldn't work, but it does seem pretty tough to win. 1. the 1st move is critical: Kb4. 2. white can respond Kb1, f5 or g5 (or another king move), but each move following any of these responses is critical! 3. from here it appears there is a huge asymmetry between f5 and g5: for f5, you MUST TAKE. for g5, you MUST NOT TAKE (AND MUST NOT MAKE ANY PAWN MOVE) for f5, you have 4 non-losing king moves and again this is critical: exactly 1 king move is winning 4. after making the aforementioned king move: each move following every possible pawn response of white is critical, and there's 1 white king move that makes the following move critical.

[@MV-ch3mm]

It was helpful. Knowing these patterns really helps when calculating, saves a lot of time to worry about other things.

[@m.akhlaaghi8993]

Great video! Could you please recommend some books for further practice on this topic? I'd really appreciate it.

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

I feel like you showed the wrong square at 21:00 or so but you videos are AMAZING and I thank you so much for making them. good luck in life and chess :)

[@angel_machariel]

Excellent explanation. Looks like the goal is simply to create effectively a 2vs1 situation: a) the extra pawn will be used to deflect the final obstructing pawn (or simply to take himself and keep walking if the opponent doesn't take). b) The goal before that, is to calculate a situation which leads to this potential "2vs1 deflecting situation". The two prerequisites are: 1. The rule of the square: the breakthrough-pawn must not be caught up by the enemy king. 2. A counter-breakthrough (if any) must not queen simultaneously (draw!) but rather be two moves behind.

[@helije6]

Pozdrav Stjepane, prvo, svaka pohvala za tvoj rad i trud. U tvojim video serijama sam se prepoznao, jer sam isto zaljubljenik u sah kao i ti, nazalost tek pocetnik i nemam jos ELO (moja procjena oko 1750-1800). Posto si "nedavno" prolazio isti put koji ja sad prolazim, sto bi mi savjetovao? Koje knjige/video? Koje knjige/video za otvaranje (d4 bijeli, caro kann), strategija, sredisnjica i vrlo za mene bitno knjige/video za zavrsnicu? ili sto bi ti napravio na mom mjestu? Pozdrav Tomislav

[@HangingPawns]

Hvala Tomislave:) Preporucio bih analizu partija. Sto je vise moguce. Analiza partija velemajstora na ploci i bez engina i knjiga. Samo razmisljanje. Najbolje u otvaranjima koja igrate. Mislim da je to najbolji trening ako nemate puno vremena. Ako imate vise od sata dnevno, onda krenite uciti zavrsnice. Endgame manual od dvoretskog je najbolji. Mozete uzeti i vladu Kovacevica. Ako imate svojih partija, njih analizirajte detaljno i nađite i ispravite sve pogreske. Eto, to je moj savjet za pocetak. Nadam se da ce pomoci:)

[@nicbentulan]

12:55 actually white cannot ignore? engine says a5 is a blunder: you can do b3 instead of c3

[@nicbentulan]

16:20 wait what actually black king CANNOT catch? c5 Kf6 is a blunder according to engine

[@LaxmanKumar-ip5lo]

Nice Video!!!. Which is this chess UI?

[@jampubharadwaj9374]

@Hanging Pawns In the second position (Timing 7:11) the desired break is g5, not f6. f6 is a blunder. f5 Kb3 f6?? gxf6 exf6 e5 g5 e4(not reacting to the pawn break) gxh6 e3 h7 e2 h8=Q e1=Q+ Hence the right pawn breaks are f5 g5 (in any order). f5 Kb3 g5 exf5 g6 fxg6 (f4 loses to gxf7) e6 f4 e7 f3 e8=Q f2 and white's a tempo ahead. Note that white lost a tempo when he was forced to play exf6 in the previous line. The same idea exists even after f5 Kb3 g5 hxg5 f6 gxf6 h6 g4 h7 g3 h8=Q g2.

[@6Grimmjow]

Yep, noticed that too.

[@johnnypadilla7400]

Can you send me the link to your middle pawn break video, please. Thank you.

[@ProfJohnStats]

Absolutely clear! Best video ever on endgame! Congratulations!!

[@KeithMascarenhas]

Great video! Heard your Perpetual Chess podcast the other day. Enjoyed it!

[@HangingPawns]

Happy to hear that, Keith! Thanks

[@ivanronta3400]

Nice lesson!

[@HangingPawns]

Hvala;)

[@kahwigulum]

Very helpful knowledge. Thanks very much for this simple and effective tutorial!

[@madm00se97]

Another classy endgame video, Stjepan! I'm planning to start reading Dvoretsky's book on endgames, would you recommend it?

[@elreiec1]

MaD M00sE Kasparov recommends it so I say yes.

[@HangingPawns]

Definitely! His endgame manual is the best endgame book I've studied so far.

[@thu6ishru66ish7]

MaD M00sE i think it depends on your chess strenght.. i am an advanced beginner and i found dvoretsky‘s books too much for me.. i just started with jesus de la villa‘s „100 Endgames You Must Know“ and i think it‘s very good..

[@madm00se97]

@@thu6ishru66ish7 I see, thanks for the feedback, I'm currently 1550 on Chess.com, don't know how it translates to FIDE

[@thu6ishru66ish7]

MaD M00sE i guess it‘s not only a matter of strenght, it also depends on how much time and discipline u have for studying each chess topic or chess in general.. before buying a chess book u shud check out some reviews on blogs, amazon or yutube.. here is one for the book i mentioned.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWTFp358Zb5onMU

[@karldergroe3990]

Much gratitude good sir

[@HangingPawns]

Thanks:)

[@tarekfakhoury2401]

Tx a lot Sir. Wht an amazing video. God bless u for these free chess lessons. Very helpful

[@hophmanbg]

Поздрав от България, you have the talent to teach!

[@freespirit995]

Superb explanations! Thank you!

[@d_15745]

you, sir, are amazing! this is worth gold!

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

again… thanks I loved this. makes me wanna go watch magnus

[@Yadeehoo]

Incredible thanks for sharing

[@dheerajvaryani]

You are a great teacher

[@marcobruni1865]

Great job, thanks!

[@guilipesoa2450]

great video! very well explained as usual. thanks!

[@juliusplenge9600]

6:55 there is also another way to win the game by playing g5.

[@shankernarayan5028]

Bro ,plz make video on rook pawn endgames ,first basics and then practical game positions,plz

[@jeffsharkey3711]

THANKS! Very helpful!

[@khaledt2959]

As always great job 😍😍 pls more of endgames

[@danmantena4676]

great video as usual!

[@MrAmanu3]

Lovely! Great video

[@pragalbhawasthi1618]

12:58, What about b3 by black?

[@laimantaslaimantas4618]

Thank you very much loved it

[@danzawhite921]

Stjepan, You're inspiring me so much that I started believing myself could be a GM too :) One question, Is english your first language, or you learnt? Because i want to improve my speaking english too... I watched your video on quiting job, and started youtube-ing and chess-ing whole time. I think this is not usual but a marvelous way of living if you make it possible. I want the same way of living like you. For chess, my rating on lichess is similar like yours - my account is danzawhite there. Howbout we compete and at the same time sharpening each other on the way to becoming a GM? I live in Mongolia which is next to Russia and China. Just a thought to share with you Stjepan. Good luck and hearing from you ;)

[@HangingPawns]

Hey! Thank you for writing. I wish you all the luck in the world in pursuing your chess career. I studied English, it's not my first language. I can't promise that I'll have time for training games. You can add me on lichess and challenge me if you find me online:)

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

@@HangingPawns I've dug the passing gondolas.... and great job with the language you sound very well at it.

[@rizka7945]

The analysis from 12:48 onwards is quite off. :S After 1...a4?? 2.bxa4 black's only try is 2...c4. Then white must respond 3.b3! to kill black's counterplay and white wins. If 3.a5?? then surely 3...b3! wins for black. However after 3...c3?? white has 4.b3! winning. If 4.cxb3?? then it should be a draw as said.

[@rizka7945]

Also if after 1...c4!! 2.bxc4 a4 3.c5 Kf6? then white has the brilliant 4.g5+!! which wins for white. The point is that after 4...Ke7 5.h6 gxh6 6.gxh6 a3 7.bxa6 bxa6 8.h7 a2 9. h8=Q a1=Q 10.Qxe5+ black is down three pawns and white has initiative, totally lost position. Also 4...Kxg5 5.c6 a3 6.c7 axb3 (6...a2 same thing) 7.c8=Q b1=Q 8.Qf5+ Kh6 9.Qg6# is checkmate.

[@History4Buff]

This video proves that chess truly a beautiful game

[@dushyantchoudhary8891]

7:25 , g5 loses?

[@ricardopimpao7847]

Stjepane you're the man🤙

[@linear7612]

Thank you very much!!!

[@HangingPawns]

No problem:) thank you for watching and supporting me!

[@drakehopkins5931]

very helpful!!

[@Carpocalypto]

Can someone explain or link to a video of the "rule of the square" that he mentions at 6:20?

[@Wafflebro]

a bit late but the basic idea is that you can draw a square connecting the passed pawn to the back rank. if the enemy king can ever enter that square, it will be able to catch the pawn.

[@saubhagyasingh4655]

We want some videos on rook vs king pawn ending

[@MrJoshie333_]

We would like *

[@HangingPawns]

Coming up, but knight and pawn and bishop and pawn endgames are first after k and p.

[@debabratabhattacharjee1386]

Very nice

[@socrates685]

Nice video please make More Endgames videos

[@HangingPawns]

When I'm not at tournaments I will record two per week.

[@muhammadmoneebanwar3087]

And I thought I discovered that three pawn break ......

[@marleyrobinson8933]

Thanks mate

[@nafeelbadar100]

helpful

[@ezpapercrafts2112]

If you wanna see the main puzzle 4:53

[@kostifikatorul]

@16:24 the King cant catch the pawn playing Kf6 because of g5+! after that white queens first and win the game

[@kirkd1631]

Awesome

[@jamesguimary1252]

Nice,,,,👍

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

qh8 is over in bullet around 27:00... over

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

over

[@raymondflagstaff2919]

sorry at around 27 got my files wrong :) I just love the idea of acting super fast in the endgame

[@grworth]

otherwise excellent video

[@grworth]

Promotion in chess is a rule that requires a pawn that reaches its eighth rank to be immediately replaced by the player's choice of a queen, knight, rook, or bishop of the same color. Stefan moves king closer to the pawn that has been promoted which is illegal. He shows the pawn being promoted the move AFTER it has reached the 8th rank.

[@grworth]

I am assuming queen promotion of course

[@beri4138]

12:59 excuse me??? b3 is obviously the right move for black and NOT c3!

[@jampubharadwaj9374]

True, he made errors in this video. Pawnbreaks are not to be estimated or evaluated incorrectly, especially in an endgame.

[@shitalchordia1441]

At 7.25 Black is winning

[@shitalchordia1441]

Please answer how white wins there Black has a pass pawn and after queening white is checkmate

[@sonyagarcia5225]

Whos here after The queens gambit? 👇🏻

[@amitdhumal5905]

Hey at 5:04 if the kings were on e7 and e5 still white is winning

[@kavyanshagrawal5279]

White will lose

[@kihitomi]

360p gang 8)

[@samwrihiro]

3rd view!!!

[@HangingPawns]

:)

[@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj804]

You should leave engine analysis on during the video