AXIORA CHESSPRACTICE TO MASTERY
Month 03

Month 03 · Week 01

King & Pawn Essentials

Most endgame points start with king activity.

Objective

Opposition and key-square fluency.

You already know

Basic mates.

Topics

  • Opposition
  • Distant opposition
  • Key squares
  • Rule of the square
  • Corresponding squares
  • Zugzwang
  • Reserve tempi

Lesson timeline

  1. Day 01Opposition80 min
  2. Day 02Distant opposition90 min
  3. Day 03Key squares100 min
  4. Day 04Rule of the square80 min
  5. Day 05Corresponding squares90 min
  6. Day 06Zugzwang100 min
  7. Day 07Review and testReview90 min

End-of-week review test

  1. 01Explain and demonstrate: Opposition.
  2. 02Explain and demonstrate: Distant opposition.
  3. 03Explain and demonstrate: Key squares.