Endgames

Loek's Endgame Strategy

Eight-time Dutch Champion, Loek van Wely teaches us the practical side of endgames at the grandmaster level!

GM

Loek van Wely

8 leccións

Mestría

How To Win With Zugzwang

GM Dejan Bojkov explains how to use zugzwang to win games and tie your opponents in knots!

My Legendary Endgames

GM Gata Kamsky has won five US Championships and defeated several world champions. He demonstrates some of his best-ever endgames in his Chess.com debut!

Absolutely Must Know Endgames

What endgames do you need to know? The 12th Women's World Champion, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk is here to teach the essentials.

Leonid Kubbel's Studies

Leonid Kubbel was a Russian composer of endgame studies. See if you can solve some of his trickiest and most beautiful problems.

Grind Like Magnus Carlsen

No one in the world can win endgames like Magnus Carlsen. GM Dejan Bojkov gives a close work at the skills that make Magnus unique!

Genrikh Kasparyan's Studies

Genrikh Kasparyan was one of the greatest endgame composers of all time. See if you can work your way through some of his most beautiful studies.

Oleg Pervakov's Studies

Oleg Pervakov is maybe the greatest living chess study composer! He is the three-time world composition champion! Check out his best studies!

Master Endgame Checkmates

You can checkmate with a queen and with a rook, but do you know the more advanced checkmates? Learn to checkmate with two bishops and with a knight and bishop.

King Activity In The Endgame

In the endgame the king transforms from a spectator into a key participant in the battle. GM Romain Edouard brings you five games to demonstrate how to fight with your king when its needed most.

GM

Romain Edouard

5 leccións

Pal Benko's Studies

Pal Benko was both a world-class grandmaster and an amazing composer of chess studies. See if you can solve some of the most interesting chess studies by a chess legend.

Positional Masterpieces

GM Romain Edouard breaks down four positional masterpieces from chess history, ranging from Steinitz to Carlsen.

GM

Romain Edouard

4 leccións

Henri Rinck's Studies

Henri Rinck was a French study composer in the first half of the 1900s. He specialized in endgame studies and contributed many creative ideas. See if you can solve some of his most creative compositions!

Alexey Troitsky's Studies

Alexey Troitsky was one of the founders of chess study composition. He wrote many amazing studies and also left his mark on several practical endgames. His studies frequently included themes of dominated bishops and moments when it's OK to allow promotion. Get ready for a challenge and some of the most beautiful studies ever composed!

Richard Reti's Studies

Richard Reti was one of the strongest chess players of the early 1900s and one of the first great chess study composers! Try a few of his best studies, from the basic to the extremely complex!

Rook and Knight vs. Rook

Join GM Ivan Sokolov as he demonstrates the key ideas in the endgame of rook and knight against rook. Even great players like Judit Polgar have misplayed this type of endgame, but you can learn the key ideas, which positions are winning and how to win them in this three part course.

Tactical Ideas in the Endgame

Join GM Simon Williams as he demonstrates that amazing tactics can occur at any point in the game, including quiet-looking endgames. Follow along and learn how to win endgames with zugzwang, breakthroughs and unexpected mates!

Winning With Opposite Colored Bishops

Opposite colored bishop endings have a reputation of being dull and drawish, but GM Ben Finegold is ready to show us how to discover fighting chances and use this imbalance to win! Ben shares one of his own endgame squeezes against a fellow GM and two of the most famous endings ever by GM Shirov and World Champion Botvinnik.

Mikhail Tal's Best Endgames

Join endgame specialist, GM Alex Yermolinsky as he demonstrates three of the best endgames played by World Champion Mikhail Tal. Tal was known as a brilliant attacker, but was equally adept at converting small advantages in the endgame and played them with his typical attacking style. Enjoy!

Bishop Battles

Join Jon Ludvig Hammer as he competes with strong Grandmasters including former World Champion Vishy Anand. Each game is influenced by Jon Ludvig's handling of bishops. Watch his masterful use of the bishop pair, fights between bishops and knights and opposite colored bishops. Enjoy and keep a close eye on Hammer's bishops!

When Computers Go Wrong

Computers have shaped the game of chess and can play better than any human ever has. Yet, computers aren't perfect and there are still some positions that you can understand better than your engine. Join GM Simon Williams as he shows how you can still trick the silicon beast.

Super GM Rook Endings

Join renowned endgame expert GM Alex Yermolinsky as he guides you through some rook endgames by the best players of the present day. Learn how even top players make mistakes in tricky endings, but a few principles will make your decisions a lot easier.

Knights vs Bishops

Follow along with GM Dejan Bojkov as he demonstrates the advantages of knights and bishops. Learn how to use any imbalance in your favor and win the fight between minor pieces.

Mastering the Endgame

IM Anna Rudolf covers basic king and pawn endings that you should know well, along with more complicated endgames by top players that you can emulate. Learn how to activate your king and win with just a few pieces left on the board.

IM

Anna Rudolf

5 leccións

Principiante - Mestría