Could you solve the pawn endings?

by Frederic Friedel
7/1/2025 – Last week we gave you four pawn endings to solve – on the diagrams, without engine support. Like the one on our thumbnail. White has six legal moves, all with his king. What should you play? Did you find the astonishing and subtle 1.Kf5!, the only move that ensures the win. Today we bring you the solutions to all four endgames, lucidly explained in YouTube Shorts by Volclus. Watch, listen and learn.
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Below are the four positions, which you can analyse with engine support (click on the fan icon). Below that are the video explanations by Volclus, a young chess player of decent strength, who makes videos is to help you improve and win at the game – while also being entertaining and not painfully boring. This is his channel.

Here are the solutions to all four problems, nicely explained by Volclus, in YouTube shorts:

In this video course, GM Surya Ganguly joins IM Sagar Shah and drawing from his colossal experience, shares some uncommon endgame wisdom. The material mostly features positions with rook against rook and a pawn, and starts by covering the fundamentals.

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