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Collection – First Steps Endgames
Endgames can be overwhelming for beginner chess player. There is too many important concepts, positions to know by heart, endgame rules and principles. We created this set of endgames to make first encounter with endgames as easy as possible. It was important to make it small and relatively simple, so here we have only […]
Continue ReadingCollection – Basic Checkmates
This is set of basic checkmate positions.
Continue ReadingOverview of Basic Pawn Endgames
Basic rules and strategic ideas in pawn endings. Opposition. Diagonal Opposition. Distant Opposition. Key squares. Reserve Tempi. Triangulation. The Rule of the Square. Common Square. Pawn Breakthrough. Zugzwang. Mutual Zugzwang.
Continue ReadingOpposition and Key Squares in King and Pawn vs King endings
Key squares and the opposition are the basic rules in king and pawn endgames. This video is recapitulation of positions P-12, P-13 and P-14 from Basic Chess Endgames by GM Vlado Kovacevic.
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