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  2. King & Pawn - Wikipedia

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    King & Pawn is a Canadian television series starring Reid Price. The series follows the misadventures of a loveable loser who inherits his estranged father's pawnshop and the quirky staff of screwballs who come with it. On May 21, 2024, King & Pawn became available for streaming in Canada on Swearnet.com - "The Home of the Trailer Park Boys. [1]

  3. King and pawn versus king endgame - Wikipedia

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    The chess endgame with a king and a pawn versus a king is one of the most important and fundamental endgames, other than the basic checkmates. [1] It is an important endgame for chess players to master, since most other endgames have the potential of reducing to this type of endgame via exchanges of pieces.

  4. Wrong rook pawn - Wikipedia

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    In a king and pawn versus king endgame with a rook pawn, the defending king only has to get in front of the pawn to draw the game. In contrast, in the endgame with a bishop and the wrong rook pawn, getting the defending king in front of the pawn will not necessarily draw. In this position from Edmar Mednis, White wins if it is their move. 1 ...

  5. Opposition (chess) - Wikipedia

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    See King and pawn versus king endgame.) If it were White's turn to move, Black would have the opposition and the position would be a draw. In order to ensure correct play in situations like in the diagram, it may be helpful to remember that each time the pawn steps forward, it must be without giving check.

  6. Ladislav Prokeš - Wikipedia

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    The Prokeš maneuver is a tactic in chess that enables a rook to draw against two advanced pawns in a chess endgame. Prokeš composed an endgame study in 1939 which illustrated the Prokeš maneuver for the first time. [4] The solution begins: 1. Kg4 e2 2. Rc1+ Kd4 3. Kf3 d2. and Black threatens to promote a pawn, which would win. But White ...

  7. Rook and pawn versus rook endgame - Wikipedia

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    The back-rank defense always works if the pawn is a rook pawn or knight pawn and the defending king is in front of the pawn. The defending king blocks the pawn and the rook is on the first rank preventing checks by the rook. In the diagram, Black draws. If 1.g7 then 1...Rb6+ draws, and if 1.Rg7+ then 1...Kh8 draws. White's best attempt is: 1 ...

  8. Lucena position - Wikipedia

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    It is fundamental in the rook and pawn versus rook endgame. If the side with the pawn can reach this type of position, they can forcibly win the game. Most rook and pawn versus rook endgames reach either the Lucena position or the Philidor position if played accurately. [2] The side with the pawn will try to reach the Lucena position to win ...

  9. Tarrasch rule - Wikipedia

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    In the rook and pawn versus rook endgame, if the pawn is not beyond its fourth rank, the best place for the defending rook is in front of the pawn. [18] [19] On a similar note, Cecil Purdy said that a rook is best behind its passed pawn if it is on the fifth rank or higher, or can reach those ranks. If the pawn is held up before the fifth rank ...