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Chess endgames
15 endgame lessons with 423 positions, from the Lucena and Philidor positions to key squares, opposition and the bishop and knight mate.
Lucena PositionThe classic winning method for rook and pawn against rook, with your pawn on the 7th rank. Build a 'bridge'…Philidor PositionThe classic drawing method when you're a pawn down in a rook ending. Keep your rook on the 3rd rank (the 6th…Rook Endgame DefenceReal rook-and-pawn endings from played games. Some are held by the Philidor method, some trade down to a bare…Rook Against a PawnWhether a lone rook can stop, or must let through, an enemy pawn running for the queening square. It comes…Pawns Against a RookThe other side of the same fight: your pawns outrunning a lone enemy rook. Advance the most advanced or…Key SquaresIn a pure king-and-pawn ending, certain squares in front of your pawn are 'key squares' — get your king there…Opposition, Zugzwang and TriangulationKings facing each other with one square between them: whoever has to move next is often the one who loses…Bishop and Knight MateThe trickiest of the basic checkmates: king, bishop and knight against a lone king. The king must be driven…Bishop EndgameEndings with bishops on the board, same-coloured or opposite-coloured. Opposite-coloured bishop endings are…Endgame Edge TacticA single sharp tactical idea that arises in the endgame, the kind of in-between shot that decides a game only…Knight EndgameEndings with a knight each, or one side up a knight. Knights are short-range pieces, so the king's position…Pawn EndgamePure king-and-pawn endings without any pieces left. Every tempo counts: opposition, key squares, the outside…Queen and Rook EndgameEndings with queens and rooks still on for both sides, often with mating attacks or perpetual checks in the…Queen EndgameEndings with queens on the board (usually with pawns). Checks and threats to promote a pawn matter more here…Rook EndgameThe most common endgame of all. Rook endings are notoriously drawish, and small technical details, whose rook…
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