1.1.Placing the White Knight on a1 on an otherwise empty Chess Board, let us add White Pawns on b2, c3, d4, e5, f6 and g7. How many moves does it take the a1 Knight to reach h8 this time?

White has moved two pieces, while black has moved the same pawn twice. That might sound like nothing, but a being a single move behind in GM play can mean the difference between winning and losing.

Q: Can White win this position, with White’s turn to play? With only a King and a Pawn for White and a lone King for Black on the board, you might think there isn’t much you can do.. But then ...

Initial Pawn move: When a pawn is still in its initial position, i.e. on the 2nd rank as white and the 7th rank as black, we have the option of moving the pawn ahead by two squares instead of one ...

In this position, White's main strategy is to push the pawn as rapidly as possible to a8 and hope that Black's King doesn't reach the Queenside in time to stop it. A simple method to find out if ...