Endgame

Pawn Triangle and its basics are going to be learned in this lesson. Today we will start covering some of the very important pawn structures. This is a very common structure that occurs in many different middlegames. All competitive chess players need to know what they can and cannot do in this pawn structure.

Magnus Carlsen is not only successful because of his tremendous tactics calculating ability, middlegame understanding, and photographic memory. A big part of his success is due to his superior understanding of endgame positions, something not very common to the younger generation of chess players. Often, even in dead equal positions, Carlsen is able to squeeze […]

All serious chess players know how important a deep endgame understanding for competitive chess is. They also know about a direct correlation between studying endgames and the ELO increase. It does not matter where you play chess, on the official FIDE-rated events or on your favorite chess website. If you invest a little bit of […]

Endgame Principles: Today we will cover the 13 most important ones you should always keep in mind during the game. These come from the greatest players of the past who need no introduction: Nimzowitsch, Capablanca, Kasparov, Keres, Benko, Tarasch, Botvinnik, and Kotov. They were surely the endgame experts who dedicated their whole lives to these […]

Today we will talk about another very important, fundamental chess endgame, namely, Rook vs. Bishop. If we compare this ending to a previously analyzed Rook vs. Knight, which is drawn in 70% of the games, this endgame draws only about 60% on the ‘pre-master‘ level. Therefore, more careful play is necessary for a defending side […]

Rook vs Knight Endgame is today’s topic. It is one of the most fundamental endings every chess player must know. Is it a win or a draw for the stronger side? Let’s find out! Also, today we will continue talking about chess endgames. Previously we have covered some of the most important endgames including Knight […]

Endgame is the final phase where many chess games are decided. The majority of players focus primarily on opening preparation and attack training, disregarding the endings. They feel that studying endgame principles is boring since there is no place for brilliant sacrifices and complex mating attacks. Endgames may look simple in the eyes of an […]

Power of opposition is the topic we are going to talk about today. It is probably the single most important technique in king & pawn endgames. If you want to win more chess games you should spend more time studying chess fundamentals. As Stephan Gerzadowicz said ‘openings teach you openings, endgames teach you chess ‘. […]

I have written many times before that the endgame is a very important phase of the game, especially for under 2200 ELO players. If you are playing against an opponent whose strength (and/or rating) is similar to your own, the chances are high that the game will go all the way to the endgame.   […]

Today we will talk a little bit more about chess statistics. The last time we covered Top 10 Best Openings for White and Black and today you will see exactly what types of endgames are the most common in the game of chess. Take a guess what types of endgames are the most common in […]