Recently I posted Part 3 of my popular King and pawn endgame homework series. One of my former students (who is now a chess coach himself), commented that he found Part 2 on my blog but couldn’t find Part 1. It seems that somehow it disappeared years ago when I migrated my website. After some searching, I found the assignment in an old notebook that I used while teaching at Weibel Elementary School in the late 90’s.
Of course, King and pawn endgames are the basic building blocks of all endgames. Mastering the ideas of these endings such as the concept of opposition and key squares is directly applicable to more complex endgame scenarios. Not to mention, I regularly see basic King and pawn endgames played out over chessboard at local scholastic chess tournaments. Therefore, the ideas presented in my endgame homework below are crucial for young chess players to master. For this reason, I am happy to share these training exercises with other chess teachers and those aspiring to raise their own level of understanding for basic chess endgames.
1.1
White to move and draw.
1.2
White to move and win.
1.3
White to move and draw.
1.4
White to move and draw.
1.5
White to move and draw.
1.6
White to move and win.
1.7
White to move and win.
1.8
White to move and win.