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Key Squares
In a pure king-and-pawn ending, certain squares in front of your pawn are 'key squares' — get your king there and the pawn queens by force. Miscount by one tempo and it's a draw instead.
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How it's played
57…Kc2 58.Kc4 Kb2 59.Kd5 Kc3 60.Kc6 Kc4 61.Kxb6
More lines
Key Squares
46.Kh4 a5 47.g4 a4 48.g5 a3 49.g6 a2 50.g7 a1=Q 51.g8=Q Qh1+ 52.Kg3 Qg1+ 53.Kf4 Qxg8
Key Squares
42…Kg4 43.h5 Kf4 44.Kxh6 Kf5 45.Kg7
Key Squares
56.Kb7 a5 57.Kc7 Kb4 58.Kc6 Kxa4 59.Kc5 Kb3
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