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Endgames

Same-colored bishops: Bishop + Pawn vs Bishop

2 • Yushan •
  1. Defending king in front of pawn
  2. Driving off the defending bishop
  3. In the rear of the pawn
  4. The short diagonals
  1. Yushan

unecaseenplus's Study Finales

1 • unecaseenplus •
  1. roi dame vs roi tour 1
  2. Roi dame vs roi tour 2
  3. Roi Dame vs roi tour 3
  1. unecaseenplus

Simple endgames

0 • Nikki2020 •
  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3
  1. Nikki2020

Rook vs. Pawn

5 • Yushan •
  1. Rook in front of pawn NOT enough to win
  2. King in front of pawn wins
  3. King guarding promotion square wins
  4. Kings do not push. Just counting
  1. Yushan

Queen vs. Pawn

5 • Yushan •
  1. Queen in the Front = Win
  2. Queen vs. 7th-rank pawn
  3. When the strong king is an obstacle
  4. Queen vs. 7th-rank rook’s pawn
  1. Yushan

Bishop vs pawn

2 • Yushan •
  1. Bishop vs pawn
  2. Bishop vs pawn
  3. Creating a Block
  4. Bishop vs pawn
  1. Yushan

End games

3 • T_Nishad •
  1. End game
  2. End game
  3. Double Bishop mate.
  1. T_Nishad
  2. vishal8x8chess

Knight vs. Pawn

11 • Yushan •
  1. Knight vs. 7th-rank pawn
  2. Lateral control
  3. Lateral control
  4. The knight’s pawn
  1. Yushan

Rook vs Minor Piece

34 • Yushan •
  1. Rook bs Bishop: The Right Corner
  2. Rook bs Bishop: The Right Corner
  3. Rook bs Bishop: Pin and Win
  4. Rook bs Bishop: The Wrong Corner
  1. Yushan

My Endgame Study

12 • Karthik10683 •
  1. 2nd rank pawn ending's
  2. 2nd Puzzle
  3. Checkmate using peices
  1. Karthik10683

End game - King activation and prison

1 • shashankdn •
  1. Activate King - sometimes as early as middle game
  2. Prison for the King
  3. Carlsen, Magnus - Dominguez Perez, Leinier
  1. SaratogaKDurant
  2. shashankdn
  3. Varun_potter
  4. Bigbusyracecar

2 Bishops and Bishop + Night Interactive

5 • UptownExpress •
  1. Bishop Roll
  2. Positioning the King
  3. Closing the Door
  4. Taking away squares
  1. UptownExpress

Endgame Study

2 • kd_290909 •
  1. Lucena Position
  2. Pawn Endgame! Wins only when white plays best moves
  1. kd_290909

Endgames checkmates: How to make them!

0 • Nikki2020 •
  1. Chapter 1
  1. Nikki2020

R+K Checkmate Interactive Lesson

9 • UptownExpress •
  1. Position 1
  2. Position 2
  3. Position 3
  4. Position 4
  1. UptownExpress

Understanding the King

5 • Yushan •
  1. Direct Opposition
  2. Direct Opposition
  3. Distant Opposition
  4. Distant Opposition
  1. Yushan