Every King Should Know its Limitations.
Just as every man must know his limitations (well according to Clint Eastwood), the same must be true of kings. Actually, I guess it is the man (or woman) operating the king that matters.In all endgames it is advisable to get your king into the thick of the action rather than watching from the sidelines. However... Every King Should Know its Limitations but anyway take a look at the next example.
WARNING: The king is a great piece, but it is also a slow one.
Kings really are awesome pieces. Only the queen can control every square within touching distance of itself (as a king does), and thus when it appears on the scene it has a massive impact. The problem invariably is getting it on the scene.
TIP: Centralize your king.
This tip is universal advice to all endgames based on the premise that the king can access any part of the board in the quickest time when positioned here which is depicted in the following example.
TIP: Rooks belong behind passed pawns.
I offer this tip now but I can assure you that it will be a recurrent theme throughout these lessons.
Hope you enjoyed. See you next time. Stay tuned!
Hope you enjoyed. See you next time. Stay tuned!
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