Endgames

Practical endgame technique: pawn endings, rook endings and the theoretical positions genuinely worth memorising.

A chess player’s hand carefully guides a king beside a lone passed pawn on a wooden board in a busy Nigerian chess hall, with out-of-focus players.
Endgames

King and Pawn Endgames: Key Squares, Opposition and Promotion

Master the key squares, opposition and promotion races that decide king and pawn endgames, including the drawing tricks behind rook pawns.

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Endgames

Lucena and Philidor: The Rook Endgames Tournament Players Must Know

Learn the Lucena winning method and Philidor drawing defence, the two rook-and-pawn endgames that serious tournament players must recognise.