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Applying What you Learn
In addition, whether you like the teacher or not, what's important is to apply some of what you learn. Some people would recall the B+N endgame against the lonely K. Well, in a recent game, I applied the same concept. But, however, there was a few more pieces, and I did not use my K. But, I treated my R, like the K that was shown in the B+N thread. This was the position. Now, as you know, I had played 34.Nc5+. My opponent responded with 34...Ke7 So, this is where I used memory techniques, with the same idea. Confine the opponent's K to only one square. Then, I asked if there was mate. The answer is no, so I looked for the next best thing, the win of more material. By doing so, I would've won the R which is why he resigned. So, how did it continue? Well, he plays 34...Ke7 After which 35.Rb7+, Kd8 36.Ne6+, Kc8 37.Rc7+, Kb8, and now after 38.Rg7+ which is discover check, he resigns. That's because this check is going to win his R, in addition to what white has won. So, black had no chance of counterplay. The idea is applying what you learn and using them for your games, is a good way to improve.
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I also kept this in mind, so it's worthing that after 35.Rb7+, there was only one other option, aside from 35...Kd8, and that was 35...Kf8 However, if he played that, I would immeidately mate with 36.Ne6# If that had happened, aside from the R, the position would be almost identical to how it typically is, when you mate with the N+B, except, that the R is there, as opposed to, the K. But, it's what you'd generally see with the K.
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baddeeds
04-Jul-15, 20:29
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Deleted by baddeeds on 04-Jul-15, 20:59.
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In addition, it wasn't on just that occassion, but although much less difficult, I've had to apply more or less the same strategy on three endgames. Mainly they were pawns and promotion except for the one that I showed. So, I was going to keep on trying until I passed the N+B mate test. The third time I took this, I failed due to stalemate. Then, I took earlier today, in a rush, so I failed very quickly with draw by repetition because the K has to stay on one rank and can't go back and the only way to prevent such thing was to keep moving my K back and forth until that draw happened. But, I rushed. Just now, however, I took my time, and this time, I passed it, in only 17 moves. However, I'd give myself about a 65, a D since the position had to move around a few times, and tempii was waisted when mate could've occurred sooner. So, that means that, unlike unusual, passing won't just cut the mustard for me. I want to master it down since I've had to use this before, and I already notice improvement just by the pass. Here is how I, finally, wound up mating with my N+B and K against the lonely K. In other words, here's the PGN format.
1.Ke2, Kf7 2.Kf3, Kf6 3.Bh3, Kg5 4.Kg3, Kh5 5.Bg4+, Kg5 6.Nf3+, Kg6 7.Kf4, Kh6 8.Kf5, Kg7 9.Kg5, Kh7 10.Bf5+, Kg7 11.Bg6, Kg8 12.Kf6, Kh8 13.Bf5, Kg8 14.Ng5, Kf8 15.Bg6, Kg8 16.Bf7+, Kf8 17.Nh7#
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And, this is that very position after I wind up passing. Which looks very similar to what I did when practicing and what's more remarkable is that I didn't follow any methods, but rather, used cognition and memory to pull this off. And, I want to thank shamash for helping me pass the test because if he didn't say, "It's not how much you learn, but rather, applying what you know", I wouldn't have bothered retaking this test or applying any of this in endgames, and then, I would not improve as much. So, with that shamash also helped me improve my games, at that.
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So, what are the similarities between V just a standard endgame where you don't have just anything like this, but just a few pawns. Well, first, in the endgame, no matter what the position, the K is a very powerful and dangerous weapon, and you move it, accordingly. Having said that, as Jack also emphasized, the goal is to try and get the opposition. And, no matter what the position when it's an endgame and you're winning you try to force your opponent to centralize his K, so that he goes back and near the center, first closed to your K and on center files, then, all the way back until he's locked in one corner, and then you promote or deliver mate. And, if you're losing and in that opposite situation, the idea then is to run back and centralize your K. Then, no matter how bad the situation, in the slightest chance, you might pull a swindle. But, probably you won't, but if not, you will last a little longer.
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This is, btw, the original position for the N+B, against the lonely K. The position was a little different when I first took the test to throw me, completely, off guard. But, right after the first, the position started exactly how the course started. However, I was, thrown off guard, given that I failed the second and third time, and that was due to the method I used which is memory techniques. So, it was as though, the position started differently, except we're talking about method which is more challenging. Visualizing and memorization is how I learn so I did it that way, and this is what it took to pass, once and for all.
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Worth noting, however, that I stopped using systematic methods, which involved trigonometry/triangles. I felt that since I was free to learn, I use what works best for me. Well things did change for me, after todays lecture with Susan Polgar. In it she said that during endgames, one of the most important things involves triangles. Actually, she discussed the same moral as what I saw in both double bishops and N+B mate. First, opposition, having the K as a weapon, which I known, but using the triangular method, however, (which until then, I've abandoned) is extremely important.
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