Talk:Queen and pawn versus queen endgame

Ka5

I'd like to know what 63. ... Ka5 leads to, btw. ²³¹₉₁Pa (chat me, but mind the alphas!) 02:36, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is an illegal move - it would put Black in check. What is the reference for this article? Bubba73 (talk), 02:58, 19 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The reference was (and probably still is for some parts) Graham Burgess's The Mammoth Book of Chess. Double sharp (talk) 03:32, 29 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"chances to win" poppycock

Most of the chess endgame articles here are woefully obsolete (some, including this one, not having seen an edit in half a decade) and reliant upon pre-engine-era sources (e.g., Nunn) for their analytical claims, when the discussed positions, if tossed into an online contemporary engine (such chess.com/analysis), are almost immediately resolved as either forced wins or forced draws. There are no "chances" independent of player blundering. --2601:444:380:3A90:FDD0:FAF3:224E:AE54 (talk) 15:20, 17 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You are probably talking about statements such as "A knight pawn has more practical winning chances than a rook pawn. " A chess engine deals with particular positions. This is a general statement. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 15:27, 17 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Q+2P vs. Q

The Lputian vs. Haroutjunian position is still getting messed up each time. It should be White: Kh4, Qe4, Pg5, Ph6; Black: KH8, Qd7. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 05:24, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Now fixed per Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chess#Need help with diagram. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:06, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect evaluation

The diagram is incorrect: with the black king on d3 and black to move, White wins but the diagram has a white dot, meaning black to move draws.

Nunn, 2007, p. 151

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

144.137.130.161 (talk) 06:24, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - I probably made a mistake making up the diagram. I don't have access to the book right now, but I will check it soon. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 06:27, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The diagram in the article is the same as is in the book. Can you provide evidence that it is wrong, i.e. from an endgame database? Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 23:21, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=8/8/8/1P6/1K6/2Qk4/8/3q4_b_-_-_0_1 2001:8003:7829:B01:9957:3641:2BE2:7289 (talk) 10:32, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'll fix it. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 18:03, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]