Editing Two knights endgame (section)

==Position of mutual zugzwang==
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| White to move draws; Black to move loses.
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There are positions of [[mutual zugzwang]] in the endgame with two knights versus one pawn. In this position, White to move draws but Black to move loses. With Black to move:
: '''1... Kh7'''
: '''2. Ne4 d2'''
: '''3. Nf6+ Kh8'''
: '''4. Ne7''' (or 4.Nh4) '''d1=Q'''
: '''5. Ng6#'''
With White to move, Black draws with correct play. White cannot put Black in [[zugzwang]]:
: '''1. Kf6 Kh7'''
: '''2. Kf7 Kh8'''
: '''3. Kg6 Kg8'''
: '''4. Ng7 Kf8'''
: '''5. Kf6 Kg8'''
: '''6. Ne6 Kh7!''' (but not 6...Kh8? because White wins after 7.Kg6!, which puts Black to move)
: '''7. Kg5 Kg8'''
: '''8. Kg6 Kh8'''
and White has no way to force a win.<ref>{{Harvcol|Averbakh|Chekhover|1977|p=106}}</ref>
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