Endings

Question 1

What is domination?
think of positions that dominate the knight with king, rook and bishop

Answer 1

It is a situation where a piece ‘dominates’ all possible moves of an enemy piece and, therefore, reduces its options for efficient play. When the board is more or less empty (and that almost always happens in the endgame), the piece more likely to suffer domination is the Knight; however, when the board is more populated any piece can suffer it.

Question 2

What are fortresses

Answer 2

A fortress is a position where one side has a great material superiority but his opponent can hold with simple, though in some cases accurate, waiting moves.

Question 3

What are some of the characteristics of fortresses

Answer 3

1
Pawn break throughs do not exist (or those rarely found are useless) .
2
When the strong side has passed pawns, they are firmly blocked.
3
The stronger side’s King cannot penetrate, either because he is cut off or because the edge of the board is near.
4
Zugzwang positions cannot be forced, which implies a defensive set-up with available waiting moves. Some of the endings analysed in this book can be considered fortresses; others are definitely fortresses, even though they are not always considered like that. Chapter 15, above all, shows many positions that can be classified as fortresses. Actually, this is the most natural defensive technique when the material disadvantage is great.

Question 5

win this

Answer 5

3k4/5p2/1b2pp1p/8/3r3P/P1R3P1/1P1N1PK1/8 w - - 1 29
https://lichess.org/analysis/standard/3k4/5p2/1b2pp1p/8/3r3P/P1R3P1/1P1N1PK1/8w-_-_1_29

Question 6

Think of a position where the op bishops + pawns vs pawns and it is a draw

Answer 6