Openings and endgames
Φινάλε αξιωματικών και ίππων
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Minor-piece ending
Level: BasicAn ending in which bishops or knights are the main remaining pieces, with no queens or rooks.
Bishop ending
Level: BasicAn ending in which bishops are the main remaining pieces, normally together with kings and pawns.
Same-colored bishops
Level: IntermediateA position where both sides' bishops travel on squares of the same color.
Opposite-colored bishops
Level: IntermediateA position where each side has a bishop that travels on a different color of squares.
Bishop and pawn versus bishop ending
Level: AdvancedAn ending with king, bishop, and pawn against king and bishop, whose result depends on precise geometry.
Centurini's rule
Level: AdvancedA test for whether the defender can hold certain same-colored bishop endings while one pawn down.
Wrong bishop
Level: IntermediateA bishop that cannot control the square color required for a specific endgame task.
Wrong rook pawn
Level: IntermediateAn edge-file pawn whose promotion square cannot be controlled by the bishop supporting it.
Knight ending
Level: BasicAn ending in which knights are the main remaining pieces, normally together with kings and pawns.
Botvinnik's rule
Level: IntermediateThe principle that knight endings resemble pawn endings, although concrete knight tactics still matter.
Knight and pawn versus knight ending
Level: AdvancedAn ending where king, knight, and pawn try to overcome a defending king and knight blockade.
Two knights versus pawn ending
Level: ExpertAn ending where two knights may use the enemy pawn to force a mate they could not force against a lone king.
Troitsky line
Level: ExpertA theoretical boundary used to judge when king and two knights can force mate against king and a securely blockaded pawn.
Second Troitsky line
Level: ExpertA refined theoretical boundary for winning with two knights against a pawn within the practical fifty-move limit.
Bishop versus knight ending
Level: IntermediateAn ending in which one side has a bishop and the other has a knight, usually with kings and pawns still on the board.
Bishop and pawn versus knight ending
Level: AdvancedAn ending where king, bishop, and pawn try to overcome king and knight, with the result highly sensitive to position and move.
Knight and pawn versus bishop ending
Level: AdvancedAn ending where king, knight, and pawn try to promote against a defending king and bishop.
