Queen vs Advanced Bishop Pawn Endgame Technique! 

You should also show the zone for rook pawns. It’s easier.

I'd recommend you do more videos like these. Very instructional!

the more i get into chess the more amazing the game is. i mean, there is a technique that can cost you the game, and were discovered years ago, the difference is going in almost the same direction; down or diagonaly down. just wow, the game is so much more complicated than seems. just freaking amazing

03:38 May I add one variant? White is not forced to capture Pg4! Simply pass the h pawn with h4!, and all fields for entry are blocked. (Trading gxf3, gxf3 would not help.) The c pawn will quickly promote.

3:46 instead of c6 white should play Ke5 and than if black king capture pawn on g2 white king capture pawn on f4 and we have easy win for white

10:50 What if in this instance, Black promoted to Knight instead of Queen? Wouldn't that become a draw?

I am Ashish, thanks sir

At 2:19 or 2:20.. when black advances with the pawn... Does not white miss a forced win?? To take/exhange pawns on g4 seems like a mistake when white can just play h4... and all pawns on king side gets locked/closed.. and king can't enter either.

At 3:40, is h4 a good move ? i think the pawns can block the king on the fifth line so it's a win for white

At 4:40 the pawn would take the queen and black wins the game. Simple 😂

I just like listening to chess strategies. I used to play and I was pretty bad (and still am). My school had a week after Christmas break where we took a week of two classes that were mean to be fun. I took one for chess and it was the best one I ever took in those 4 years of high school

Thumbnail on the video said - Please learn this! If i do, how much will you pay me mister Nelson?

*But what if black sees this coming and underpromotes to a knight?*

Awesome content. Thanks for putting it together

04:11 Draw

10:46 if after 1. Kc2 Ke2 2. Qe4+ Kf1 3. Qg4 Ke1 4. Mate

How about queen to C2, then advance the white king to take the pawn?

03:45 Thanks a lot for this instructive video! In this position Ke5 is an easy win for white, as the c pawn will promote.

Don't understand if the king is not in the winning zone, it can always come in wherever it is. But it doesn't stop there. Still needs to get closer. So what makes it a winning zone and how is that calculated?

I have studied this position before but it was many years ago. It was good to get a refresher on it. Thank you Nelson.

10:46 what happens after Ke2?

3:34 This is another critical moment. White shouldn’t have taken the g pawn, and instead just pushed the c pawn. Black can’t really break through with those pawns

On both occasions when the black pawn got to the end.. would it of made much of a difference if the underpromoted to a Knight?? I assume it would at best prolong a victory for white?? But could it salvage a draw??

I know the zone of "Rule of square" endgame. And I understand it. But what is this zone? How will I determine to imagine this zone ?

3:43 why not keep pushing the c4 pawn? Black can't do much to stop the pawn from queening and it gives white a lot of extra moves.

Hey there is no zone in rook pawn let me tell you why.let just tell you left side rook pawn ok. If king go block the pawn it is going to be a stalemate because remember that the left side has a more space to king to go in bishop pawn, now, there is no space because this is rook pawn left side if the king block the pawn to get a queen and the white queen one right side top somewhere you cannot make turn if you make turn it's a stalemate because top queen will cover the cover the space the king can only go top, but, pawn is blocking. That's why rook pawn is a draw. Same thing on the right side.

3:40 c5 straight up winning as black king will take a while to get through the pawn if g pawn takes either f or h pawn.

You probably- You probably should be banking with vista card.

05:13 Kh1 or Kh2 = Draw

I have been watching your videos for a while now. I finally decided to sub because I have learned a lot by watching them. Sure there is still much that I would have to learn to get anywhere near your level of playing chess and I am cool with that. One of the things that I learned that I didn't know before is quite interesting. I learned how to play chess when I was young forgot how young I was. Then I figured out how to checkmate in four moves pretty quickly. I didn't know that checkmate had a name attached to it. I knew that I wasn't the first one to use though. It was interesting to learn it has a name called; "The Scholar's Mate". I never would've imagined that it had a name attached to it. I also have to thank you for helping me to see that I have to look at a lot of things before making a move. I have been using them on any quiz videos you make. Things like is my king in danger of checkmate. Can I checkmate my opponent's king. Am I or my opponent ahead material. Is there any hanging pieces that can be taken for free. Basically I look for the above along with a few other things that I recently learned from your videos.

2:24 white is winning because white could move his king toward the black pawn.

3:40 cant white just push the c pawn for free? Just recapture if blacks g pawn takes either pawn?

There is a zero percent chance I would’ve evaluated that on my own even if I had a week a move

3:35 as white you should go h4 then g2 takes f3 there is no way for the black king

11:09 what if Black underpromote to a Knight

What if you change queen from black to horse?

3:38 doesn't pawn H4 basically end the game? You lock up the position and the King is too slow to stop promotion and if the King takes the step needed you go F pawn takes G4 and the black H pawn will be lost or if the king protects it once again promote the C pawn.

Thank you very much..... Great lesson

Why you can't use pawn pin, so it wouldn't move?

10:46 It doesn't cover 4... Ke2. White has a cute combo with 5. Qe4+ Kf1 6. Qg4!! Ke1 7. Qe1#. However, it seems more intuitive to play 4. Kc3 so now if 4... Ke2 5. Kd4 Ke1 6. Ke3 wins. If 6... f8=N+ then 7. Kd3 and the knight is lost.

I love these endgame videos. thanks for the content.

You didn’t mention that white also could have won by not recapturing on g4 and pushing the c pawn instead.

I appreciate the more advanced ideas. I'm around 1100 rating, and I feel like I miss a lot of easy wins because I don't know tricks like this.

How do you Color the squares different Colors?

Excellent, awesome but best.❤️❤️

Kc5 is still winning and is what I would have played, not disputing what you've showed us though! Its just that white messed up, taking on f5 was fine but capturing on g4 was a blunder as it enabled a passed pawn. Silmans endgame taught me this stalemate trick its cool!

Qe3+, followed by Qh5+ and Qh2#

I continue to love your explanations!

I've been playing for over 30 years and have never seen this. I've just instinctively learned to do it. Now it actually makes sense.

Makes a sense but in Blitz hard to realize it :)

i would rather have 2 knights

That's a lot of stuff I didn't know or even imagine. I'm not sure I can process all of this and remember it.

2:27 where is the race ur talking about? White has a pawn thats running but black has no counterplay because black cant push the pawn it just gets tradet and whenever black tries to go after the pawn on g2 just Ke5 and if black takes the pawn u take his pawn

Studying the two winning techniques in these positions, instead of trying to remember that weirdly shaped winning zone, I think it's easier to remember that White wins if (a) his king can get to c2 or c3 in one move, or (b) his king can get to g3 in two moves.

And he promotes to a knight

The white king is out of the square of the bishop pawn, usually a draw.

10:47 what if he got a knight? Would that still be a win for white, or would it be a draw?

Qh6 will delay mate right?

Perfect chess always draw 😂

Awesome video....keep going

7:42 !What happens if black promotes it's last pawn to a knight which puts the white king in check straightaway ?

l won every queen vs pawn game

(@3:34) - After 1 … g4, 2 hxg4+ … and black pretty much has to take (1 … hxg4) or move the king to f6 (1 … Kf6) after which white just grabs another pawn (2 gxh5 …) and white now has two passers for black to stop. So 2 … hxg4, 3 c5 … (and NOT 3 fxg3? … which was played in the game). 3 … gxf3, 4 gxf3 … and black’s king has to take the long way around due to white controlling the e4 and g4 squares so 4 … Kg5, 5 c6 and it’s clear white will promote way before black can.

How advanced is this? This was some nice information, thank you!

What is the basis for zone

very instructive, a little deeper, but fundamental endgame but very useful

Beginner question: Why didn’t you just take the pawn at 7:30?

So interesting thanks

If he woudnt take the pawn on g4 the second time he would win easily

10:07 How does Kb4 also win? Can't get to c2

Promotion to a knight

Fascinating postion

Nice

Good analysis.

can queen win 3p

who is asheesh?

Perfect play it's a draw, there is a few stalemate ideas for black and of played right the Queen can't get the pawn and black can always threaten promotion or stalemate.

Please do another video for the winning zone of rook pawn

Draw

Good knowledge Thanku sir

Thanks Nelson, great video!

A draw

A draw

draw

what if theyre aiming for a draw?...

How do we know if a square is a zone?

Thanx Nels I'm getting better.

What if black promoted to a knight instead?

or just flag your opponent

At 3:46 after … Kg2 White should move Ke5 instead of rushing with the pawn. So white should have won.

Outstanding lesson. Thx.

what if black gets a knight instead of a black queen?

So the game ended in a draw?

At 7:38, what if black under promotes to a knight with check? Does that change anything?

First guys flexing

Mindblown!

Wonderful

Ok

7:25 Why would you give two checks when the sole check on f3 achieves the same purpose?

Thanks Nelson for the content. 10:48 I get a knight instead of a queen as black… draw easily?