Atomic Endgame Studies
I have some Atomic end game studies here for ICC's version of Atomic chess, I hope you learn and get some use out of these positions.
| White Material | Black Material | Can Force Win | Difficluty |
| Knight x 3 | King | Yes | 5 |
| Queen + trapped pawn | King | Yes | 4 |
| Queen x 2 | King | Yes | 3 |
| Queen x 1 | King | No | None |
| Queen x 3 | King | Yes | 2 |
| Bishop x 3 | King | Yes | 6 |
| Knight x 2 | King | No | None |
| Bishop x 2 | King | Yes | 7 |
| Rook | King | Yes | 7 |
| Bishop + Knight and trapped pawn | King | No | None |
Basically a endgame can be won if there are at least two pieces on the board besides N + N or B + N or all light or dark squared bishops with the no trapped pawn. Or the game is won if there is two trapped pawns and a piece, As long as that piece is able to capture one of the pawns it is a win e.g If I have a dark squared bishop and both of my opponents pawns are on light squares I can't win. But If I had a light squared bishop I could easily win by using my light squared bishop to capture one of his light squared pawns and then promoting my free pawn into a queen and winning the game (To see how to win that position click here).
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