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why is this equal ?

even though the queens are gone black will still need to move his king to safety and waste a few moves Bild 16.10.26 um 13.27.png

even though the queens are gone black will still need to move his king to safety and waste a few moves ![Bild 16.10.26 um 13.27.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=w5zNo9Xe1nq3.png&w=864&sig=62362d1adc6e04e161f81a98e8e54fb357685689)

When queens are gone, the king is better in the center.
Kramnik taught us that in his games against Kasparov.
A more recent example:

https://lichess.org/BYevzpdi#16

When queens are gone, the king is better in the center. Kramnik taught us that in his games against Kasparov. A more recent example: https://lichess.org/BYevzpdi#16

@tpr said ^

When queens are gone, the king is better in the center.
Kramnik taught us that in his games against Kasparov.
A more recent example:

https://lichess.org/BYevzpdi#16

king activity in endgames is important , but here the king can still be easily attacked because for endgame standards there is still alot of material , or did i miss something ? ( i saw that here the king wasnt attacked much but that cant always be the case )

@tpr said [^](/forum/redirect/post/8mhFY6wJ) > When queens are gone, the king is better in the center. > Kramnik taught us that in his games against Kasparov. > A more recent example: > https://lichess.org/BYevzpdi#16 king activity in endgames is important , but here the king can still be easily attacked because for endgame standards there is still alot of material , or did i miss something ? ( i saw that here the king wasnt attacked much but that cant always be the case )

How are you going to attack the king? Experience shows it's safe after variations like
6 Nf3 Bd6 7 Be3 Ke7
6 Bc4 Be6
6 Bg5 Be6 7 0-0-0 Nd7

How are you going to attack the king? Experience shows it's safe after variations like 6 Nf3 Bd6 7 Be3 Ke7 6 Bc4 Be6 6 Bg5 Be6 7 0-0-0 Nd7

The black king in d8 is fine, and black can launch a pawn wave from the kingside. Since there's no queens left on the board, no castling isn't a disadvantage for black, since moving the dark square bishop permise to develop the h8 rook.

The black king in d8 is fine, and black can launch a pawn wave from the kingside. Since there's no queens left on the board, no castling isn't a disadvantage for black, since moving the dark square bishop permise to develop the h8 rook.

sometimes without queens it can be dangerous for the king but here it's not

sometimes without queens it can be dangerous for the king but here it's not