Javascript chess endgames


   
Relaxation in chess is knowing how to win a game already won in theory. The endgames presented here (for Net3 or better or IE4 or better) are not difficult . . .  unless one doesn't already know them.

Each endgame allows you either to play the moves or watch the moves being played.

The king with 3 pawns doesn't occur too often, but it is very handy to know. I once saw the deciding game in a small tournament swing on the fact that one of the players was unfamiliar with that position.

Incidentally, if you're unfamiliar with the rules, the following terms may help:
 

 checkmate  
The king does not have a safe square to move to, and the square on which he is standing is under attack.
 
 stalemate  
The king does not have a safe square to move to; the square on which he is standing is not under attack; and no other of that side's pieces can move. A draw.
 
 draw  
Neither side has enough material to force checkmate.
 
Another draw is repeating the same set of moves three times in a row; but I didn't include that in the script. The idea of these endgames is to force a win.
 

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