Rook and King mate, opponent King in the corner
7k/8/8/8/8/8/8/R6K w Q - 0 1
Rook and King mate, opponent King in the center
8/8/8/4k3/8/8/8/4K2R w - - 0 1
Two Bishops mate
7k/8/8/8/8/8/8/2B1KB2 w - - 0 1
Queen and King mate
8/8/8/4k3/8/8/8/4K2Q w - - 0 1
Pawn promotion, 1:0 pawns, drawn position
8/8/8/8/4k3/8/3KP3/8 w - - 0 1
Pawn promotion, 1:0 pawns, won position
8/8/5k2/8/5K2/8/4P3/8 w - - 0 1
Pawn ending, 2:1 pawns (1)
5k2/6p1/4K1P1/5P2/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Pawn ending, 2:1 pawns (2)
8/6p1/3k4/8/3K1PP1/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Pawn ending, 3:2 pawns, one side
8/6pp/3k4/8/3K1PPP/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Pawn ending, 3:2 pawns, both sides
8/p6p/4k3/8/4K3/8/P5PP/8 w - - 0 1
Winning middlegame (1)
5rk1/1b3p1p/ppq3p1/2p5/8/1P1P1R1Q/PBP3PP/7K b - - 0 1
Winning middlegame (2)
5rk1/1bq1bp1p/p1n3p1/1p6/3N4/1P1PR2Q/PBP3PP/7K w - - 0 1
Winning middlegame (3)
2q2rk1/1b3ppp/pp6/2p5/2P1N3/PP1Q4/1B3PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
Winning middlegame (4)
2q1rrk1/1bpn1ppp/pp1p4/1B6/4N3/1P1QR3/PBP2PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1
Winning middlegame (5)
r3qrk1/1pp2ppp/p1np4/3Q4/8/P2B1N2/1PP2PPP/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
Winning middlegame (6)
2nb1rk1/1pqrnppp/p2p4/2pQ1N2/6P1/1P1B1N1P/P3RP2/3R2K1 w - - 0 1
C49: Four knights, symmetrical variation
rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 r1bq1rk1/ppp2ppp/2np1n2/1B2p1B1/4P3/2bP1N2/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 8
C41: Philidor, Hanham variation
rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 r1b1k2r/ppqnbpp1/2pp1n1p/4p3/2BPP3/2N1BN2/PPP1QPPP/3R1RK1 b kq - 3 9
C41: Philidor's defence
rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 rn2kbnr/p4ppp/1pp2q2/4p3/2B1P3/1QN5/PPP2PPP/R1B1K2R w KQkq - 0 9
Opening trap (1)
r2qkbnr/ppp2pp1/2np3p/4p3/2BPP1b1/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 1
Opening trap (2)
rn1qkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/8/2B3b1/2N2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQK2R b KQkq - 0 1
A Cardinal (Endgame) Principle
8/p5p1/7p/6k1/8/7K/PP5P/8 w - - 0 1
A Classical Ending
8/6p1/7p/8/4k3/8/6KP/8 w - - 0 1
Obtaining a Passed Pawn (1)
8/ppp4k/8/PPP5/8/8/8/7K w - - 0 1
Obtaining a Passed Pawn (2)
8/ppp4k/8/PPP5/8/8/8/7K b - - 0 1
Which Pawn Queens First?
8/p5kp/8/1P6/8/1K6/P7/8 w - - 0 1
The Opposition (1)
8/8/4k3/1p5p/1P2K2P/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
The Opposition (2)
4k3/8/8/1p5p/1P5P/8/8/4K3 w - - 0 1
The Opposition (3)
8/8/8/4p1p1/8/5P2/6K1/3k4 w - - 0 1
Two Knights vs Pawn
k7/8/1K1N4/7p/7N/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Bishop is worthless when the h-pawn Queens on a square of opposite color
7k/8/8/6K1/8/3B4/7P/8 w - - 0 1
Knight vs Two Pawns
8/8/5Np1/8/8/7p/5K2/7k b - - 0 1
Bishop can stalemate a Knight
7k/8/8/N2b4/8/8/7K/8 w - - 0 1
About the only case when the Knight is worth more than the Bishop
4k3/3n4/2p5/1pPp4/pP1P4/P7/8/2B1K3 w - - 0 1
A drawn position with a Bishop, a Knight and Pawns on one side
4k3/3n1ppp/8/8/8/8/5PPP/2B1K3 w - - 0 1
Position with a Bishop, a Knight and Pawns on both sides. Having Bishop is preferable
4k3/pppn1ppp/8/8/8/8/PPP2PPP/2B1K3 w - - 0 1
When Pawns are not balanced on each side of the board, the Bishop give an advantage
4k3/pppn1pp1/8/8/8/8/1PP2PPP/2B1K3 w - - 0 1
Bishop gives a huge advantage when there are passed Pawns
4k3/pppn1p2/8/8/8/8/2P2PPP/2B1K3 w - - 0 1
It's important to understand the relative merits of the Kinght and Bishop
4k3/p1pn1p2/8/8/8/8/2P2P1P/2B1K3 w - - 0 1
Knight and Bishop mate
4k3/8/8/8/8/8/8/2B1K1N1 w - - 0 1
Queen against Rook mate (1)
1k6/1r6/2K5/Q7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Queen against Rook mate (2)
8/k7/2K5/4Q3/8/8/8/1r6 w - - 0 1
Queen against Rook mate (3)
8/5rk1/8/5Q1K/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Attacking without Knights (1)
2kr4/ppp1qp2/4bQ2/6r1/3P4/N1P5/PP4P1/R1B2RK1 b Q - 0 1
Attacking without Knights (2)
kr2r3/pRp3pp/Q1P5/5R2/Pp1q4/3pp2P/6PK/8 w - - 0 1
Attacking without Knights (3)
3q1kn1/r5p1/1ppr1pQn/p2ppP2/P3P2R/1BPPB3/1P3PK1/7R w - - 0 1
Attacking with Knights (1)
4r2r/p1p2ppk/2ppn2p/1q3N1N/4PPP1/1P2Q3/4R2P/2R3K1 w - - 0 1
Attacking with Knights (1)
r1bq1rk1/pp2nppp/4p3/2n5/8/2NBPN2/PP3PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1
Winning by Indirect Attack (1)
2r1r1k1/2p2pbp/2ppq1p1/8/2n1P3/2N2P2/PPPBQ1PP/1R3RK1 b - - 0 1
Winning by Indirect Attack (2)
r4rk1/p3q1pp/1pb5/2pn1p2/8/3BPN2/PP2QPPP/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1
Direct Attacks en Masse (1)
r1bq1rk1/pp2nppp/4p3/2n5/8/2NBPN2/PP3PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1
Direct Attacks en Masse (2)
r1bq1k1r/6pp/1nRN4/4p3/1P2P1n1/5NB1/P4PPP/3Q1RK1 w - - 0 1
Full games
Attack Different Side
4k3/p4p1p/1p4p1/3r4/2r5/P1P4P/2R2PP1/2R1K3 b - - 0 1
2r2rk1/p1pp1p1p/2p2p2/8/8/2PP1P2/PP3P1P/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
Danger of a Safe Position
2R5/p4p1k/5p1p/6r1/5K2/4P2P/Pr4P1/7R w - - 0 1
Endings with Rook + Pawns
8/7R/8/2k2P2/1p6/3r4/5PKP/8 w - - 0 1
A Difficult Ending: Two Rooks and Pawns (1)
r4rk1/p5pp/2p5/3p1p2/2p5/2P1PP2/PPK2P1P/3R1R2 b - - 0 1
A Difficult Ending: Two Rooks and Pawns (2)
1k2r3/1ppr2pp/p1p2p2/5R2/4P3/1P1P3P/P1P3P1/5RK1 w - - 1 27
R + B vs R + N
r1b3k1/p1p3pp/2p5/8/3pP3/6P1/PPP4P/RN3K2 b - - 0 1
Some Salient Points about Pawns (1)
8/2p2p1p/p3p1p1/1p1pP3/1P1P4/1P6/P4PPP/8 w - - 0 1
Some Salient Points about Pawns (2)
8/ppp2ppp/4p3/3pP3/3P4/8/PPP2PPP/8 w - - 0 1
Whole games