TABLE HEPTATHLON
Queen vs Pawn(s) Endgames
Queen vs Pawn(s) Endings
Giulio Cesare Polerio.
XVI century
White to move and win.
1.a4 h5 2.a5 h4 3.a6 h3 4.a7 h2 5.a8Q+ Kg1 6.Qa1+ Kg2 7.Qg7+ Kh3 8.Qh6+ Kg2 9.Qg5+ Kh3 10.Qh5+ Kg2 11.Qg4+ Kh1 12.Kf2+-
Paul Keres.
Practical Chess Endings
Black to move and draw.
1...Kb1 2.Qe4 Kb2 3.Qe2 Ka1! [3...Kb1? 4.Kb4 c1Q 5.Kb3+-] 4.Qd2 Kb1! 5.Kb4 [5.Qb4+ Ka1 6.Qe1+ Kb2 7.Qd2 Kb1=] 5...c1Q=
Troitsky.
1935.
White to move and draw.
1. Ke6 Kf4+ (1... Kd4+ 2. Kd7) 2. Kf7 =
Paul Keres.
Practical Chess Endings
White to move and win.
1.Qg2 Kb1 2.Kb3 c1Q 3.Qa2#
Paul Keres.
Practical Chess Endings
Black to move and draw.
1...Kb2 2.Qb7+ Kc1 3.Kf6 c2 4.Ke5 Kd2 5.Qb2 Kd1 6.Qb3 Kd2 7.Qa2 Kc3! [7...Kd1?! 8.Kd4 c1Q 9.Kd3+-] 8.Qa3+ Kd2=
Paul Keres.
Practical Chess Endings
Black to move and draw.
1...Kc3! [1...Kd1 2.Ke4 c1Q 3.Kd3!+-] 2.Qa3+ Kd2 3.Qb2 Kd1 4.Qb3 Kd2 5.Qb4+ Kd1=
Paul Keres.
Practical Chess Endings
Black to move and draw.
1...Kf2! [1...Kf1? 2.Qc4+ Kg2 3.Qg4+ Kf2 4.Qh3 Kg1 5.Qg3+ Kh1 6.Qf2+-; 1...Kf3 2.Qg5! a4 3.Qh4 Kg2 4.Qg4+ Kf2 5.Qh3 Kg1 6.Qg3+ Kh1 7.Qf2 a3 8.Qf1#] 2.Qh7 Kg3 3.Qd3+ Kg2 4.Qe4+ Kg3! [4...Kg1? 5.Qg4++-; 4...Kf2? 5.Qh1 Kg3 6.Kb7+-] 5.Kb7 a4 6.Kc6 a3 7.Kd5 a2 8.Qh1 a1Q! 9.Qxa1 Kg2 10.Qb2+ Kg1 11.Qc1+ Kg2 12.Qd2+ Kg1 13.Qe1+ Kg2 14.Qe2+ Kg1 15.Ke4 h1Q+=