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Pawnless chess endgames — are chess endgames in which only a few pieces remain, and none of them are pawns. The basic checkmates are a type of pawnless endgame. Generally endgames without pawns do not occur very often in practice, except for the basic checkmates of king… … Wikipedia
Chess endgame — In chess and chess like games, the endgame (or end game or ending) is the stage of the game when there are few pieces left on the board. The line between middlegame and endgame is often not clear, and may occur gradually or with the quick… … Wikipedia
Endgame tablebase — A typical interface for querying a tablebase An endgame tablebase is a computerized database that co … Wikipedia
Chess endgame literature — refers to books and magazines about chess endgames. A bibliography of endgame books is below. Many chess writers have contributed to the theory of endgames over the centuries, including Ruy López de Segura, François André Philidor, Josef Kling… … Wikipedia
Chess theory — The game of chess is commonly divided into three phases: the opening, middlegame, and endgame.[1] As to each of these phases, especially the opening and endgame, there is a large body of theory as how the game should be played. Those who write… … Wikipedia
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame — … Wikipedia
John Nunn — Infobox chess player playername = John Nunn caption= birthname = John Denis Martin Nunn country = ENG datebirth = birth date and age|1955|4|25 placebirth = datedeath = placedeath = title = Grandmaster worldchampion = womensworldchampion = rating … Wikipedia
The exchange (chess) — The exchange in chess refers to a situation in which one player loses a minor piece (i.e. a bishop or knight) but captures the opponent s rook. The side which wins the rook is said to have won the exchange, while the other player has lost the… … Wikipedia
Cochrane Defense — The Cochrane Defense is a method for drawing in the chess endgame with a rook versus a rook and bishop, shown here. It was discovered by John Cochrane. This combination of material is one of the most common pawnless chess endgames. Accurate play… … Wikipedia
John Nunn — Naissance 25 avril 1955 (1955 04 25) … Wikipédia en Français
