Editing Chess endgame (section)

====King and pawn versus king====
{{main|King and pawn versus king endgame}}
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|Müller & Lamprecht, <br />diagram 2.11
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|White to move wins with 1.Kb6. Black to move draws with 1...Kc5.
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|Müller & Lamprecht<ref>{{harvcol|Müller|Lamprecht|2001}}</ref> <br />diagram 2.03 
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|White to play draws. Black to play loses after 1...Ke8 2.e7 Kf7 3.Kd7 and the pawn queens.
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This is one of the most basic endgames. A draw results if the defending king can reach the square in front of the pawn or the square in front of that (or capture the pawn).<ref>{{Harvcol|Müller|Lamprecht|2007|pp=16,21}}</ref> If the attacking king can prevent that, the king will assist the pawn in being [[promotion (chess)|promoted]] to a queen or rook, and checkmate can be achieved. A {{chessgloss|rook pawn}} is an exception because the king may not be able to get out of the way of its pawn.
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