More complicated pawn endgames
Rule of the square
You can use the rule of the square to determine if the King can capture the opponent pawn.
You create a square whose one edge is equal to the number of squares required in order to promote.
![]() Black to move. Black can capture the pawn because Black King can enter into the square . |
![]() Black to move. Black cannot capture the pawn because Black King cannot enter into the square. |
Black King must be on the same file with the pawn. Then it should move to the file of White King.