Wednesday, May 3, 2017

King & Pawn Endgames

Below is a position from the eleventh game of the 1843 match between Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant and Howard Staunton.

St. Amant - Staunton, Paris 1843 (m11)
After 43 Kc3-c2

What is the proper assessment of the position? How many acceptable plans does Black have?

I'm not going to give the answers just yet. This is largely because I don't quite feel like typing it all up, but if I don't post something, I'm not going to get back to writing! But this is also a chance for the reader to work out the problem for himself - practice makes perfect, after all. So, have at it, reader, and enjoy!

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