Endgame
Fischer’s Endgame: He not only revolutionized the world of opening theory, but his technique in the endgame is worth close studying. In order to become a complete player, one must learn how to play the endgames at a reasonable level. Learning endgames is not easy for everybody. Many consider it to be boring, compared to […]
Endgame Play is an important role in chess and, as any other part of the game, should be studied thoroughly. It has been for a long time said that one should start studying chess with the endgame and, even though this is, of course, debatable, it does indicate that we should dedicate this phase of […]
Queen’s Endgame, at least this one that we analyzed, has many mistakes. It is well known that having good endgame knowledge is one of the keys to a player‘s success. Capablanca, one of the best endgame players of all time, always defended the idea that one should start learning how to play endgames first, as […]
King and Pawn Endgames are one of the most important and fundamental types of endings that any chess player must know. It is very important to be able to quickly identify if this position is a draw, win, or loss. It is also very important to be familiar with the technique of playing one or […]
Bishop Endgames: Improving your technique is day-by-day work. The technique has to do with knowing how to do “things”, for example winning positions or knowing how to convert a clear advantage. For certain players, no matter their strength, this ability comes naturally. Just as some players are gifted with a killer instinct for tactics, others […]
Endgame Play is thought of by many chess players as something unpleasant, boring and unfavorable to start with. That’s why oftentimes, even if they have a won ending they shy away from it and prefer settling things down in the Middlegame. That happens because chess players nowadays don’t have a depth understanding of the endgames […]
Catalan Endgame has slowly gained popularity at the top level. It gives white a solid position that he can keep improving and try to play for the win. The bishop on g2 is one of the key pieces in this opening, as it supports white’s main plans: the central break with e4 and the attack […]
Rook and Bishop: It is well known that endgames are a key element for chess improvement in general. However, there are several reasons why we don’t give it the attention they deserve. The main one is that most players spend their time and effort working on opening preparation in order to obtain a good position […]
Endgame combinations, and what’s more the greatest ones, are going to be talked about in today’s article. Those combinations are played by some of the finest chess players like Kasparov, Fischer, Alekhine, Karpov, Euwe, etc. These combinations are simply brilliant and if you understand the motifs and ideas you will be able to increase your […]
Endgames are missed among typical players which usually start their chess journey by studying openings, solving tactics, and playing as many games as they possibly can. Do you see what’s wrong with this approach? These players are missing out on a huge part of chess, namely the endgames. That is the part of the game […]