Bishop and knight endgames

An ending in which bishops or knights are the main remaining pieces, with no queens or rooks.

An ending in which bishops are the main remaining pieces, normally together with kings and pawns.

A position where both sides' bishops travel on squares of the same color.

A position where each side has a bishop that travels on a different color of squares.

An ending with king, bishop, and pawn against king and bishop, whose result depends on precise geometry.

A test for whether the defender can hold certain same-colored bishop endings while one pawn down.

A bishop that cannot control the square color required for a specific endgame task.

An edge-file pawn whose promotion square cannot be controlled by the bishop supporting it.

An ending in which knights are the main remaining pieces, normally together with kings and pawns.

The principle that knight endings resemble pawn endings, although concrete knight tactics still matter.

An ending where king, knight, and pawn try to overcome a defending king and knight blockade.

An ending where two knights may use the enemy pawn to force a mate they could not force against a lone king.

A theoretical boundary used to judge when king and two knights can force mate against king and a securely blockaded pawn.

A refined theoretical boundary for winning with two knights against a pawn within the practical fifty-move limit.

An ending in which one side has a bishop and the other has a knight, usually with kings and pawns still on the board.

An ending where king, bishop, and pawn try to overcome king and knight, with the result highly sensitive to position and move.

An ending where king, knight, and pawn try to promote against a defending king and bishop.