How to Draw?

When there is a position with 'King vs King and 1 pawn', there are some moments when you can draw(stalemate) the position. How do you do it? (easy explanation?)

There is a section on the Lichess website which has scenarios and explanations for lots of key ideas in Pawn endgames.

lichess.org/practice/
(At the bottom it has "Key Squares" and "Opposition")

I can't give the most insightful answer considering this is a broad question, but if the defending king is in front of the pawn or key squares in front that square, the position is a draw. An exception occurs when the attacking king is next to a non-rook pawn on the sixth rank with their turn to move.

As for drawing the position, this video explains it well: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc-jpAVU7CQ

Best of luck with your endgames!

Edit: The message above me didn't load while I was writing this. Be sure to use that as well!

It's easier to understand it when you see it, but I'll try to explain in a very easy to remember way.

#1 best place for your king is directly in front of enemy pawn. If you can't have that square...
#2 best place for your king is 2 squares away from the pawn, still blocking it on the same file. If you can't have that square...
#3 best place for your king is to the same file the enemy king goes.

Take #1 place whenever possible. If you can't have #1, take #2. If you can't have #1 or #2, take #3

This is what I mean: prnt.sc/hy5i70

Hope this helps. Your king should never go anywhere else relative to the pawn.

matt 1

Check out tailuge.github.io/chess-o-tron/html/blunder-bomb.html excellent endgame practice utility!

Thank you @jposthuma @rahrahbahb @Sacrifice_to_Jashin @Toadofsky !!!

Sit on the promotion square, make sure you cannot be forced off it. If the pawn steps forward, stalemate as shown in the thumbnail of a video above.

@jposthuma that's a good way to put it.

@nikitasa (#5)

Um... we're not talking about Scholar's Mate on this thread... not sure how it's related to stalemates and draws?