Black to move and win.
Black wins thus:—
| 11-16 | 2- 7 | 16-12 |
| 1-10 | 10- 3 | B. wins. |
IX
Some of the finest play in end games occurs in positions when two Kings more or less sheltered by the double corner are opposed by three Kings or two Kings and a man. The point for the player with the strong forces to seize, is either to force the exchange of a King for a King, or to give up a King for a forced won position. It is here that great nicety of judgment is required, and the greatest attention is necessary if the game is to be won. The following position is from Payne:—
Black Kings on 1 and 2. (Fig. 12.)
Fig. 12.
White man on 5. Kings on 10 and 11.
Either to move. White wins.