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Chess Endgame - Queen v Rook - Outline
In the endgame Queen vs Rook it is useful to know some general guidelines, which can help you to navigate this endgame. I will outline a general plan. However let’s not forget, the difficulty li… more →
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Rook vs. Knight
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rollingpawns wrote 2 months ago: I recently played a blitz game, where for the first time ever I got this ending. I had pretty remote … more →
Chess Endgame - Queen v Rook - Outline
johngab5 wrote 4 months ago: In the endgame Queen vs Rook it is useful to know some general guidelines, which can help you to nav … more →
Chess Endgame - with rooks and pawns
johngab5 wrote 4 months ago: In the following video, Matt shows and explains a very interesting rook endgame, which was first rep … more →
Chess - The feel for the endgame
johngab5 wrote 4 months ago: How can a human learn how to play properly a technical endgame within a limited time? Certainly, wit … more →
Chess Endgame - Rook/Bishop vs 2 Knights
johngab5 wrote 4 months ago: black to move is winning in less than 50 moves White is trying to build a fortress. His knights are … more →
Knight endings
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rollingpawns wrote 4 months ago: I recently had a blitz, where having a knight + pawns vs. pawns, I drew in time trouble. The dissapo … more →
Tactical Ideas - rook/bishop vs rook
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johngab5 wrote 4 months ago: A tactical combination that is not so easy to see…(such tactics are best pushed into long-term … more →
Basic Chess Endgame - Knights
johngab5 wrote 5 months ago: white to move The array of the pieces resemble an X. White tries to promote the pawn. Therefore he m … more →
Chess Endgame - Bishops vs Knights
johngab5 wrote 5 months ago: white to move, loses With the assistance and help of a database, I will try to sort and to present t … more →
Chess Endgame - Rook/Knight vs Rook
johngab5 wrote 5 months ago: J. Polgar - Kasparov, 1996, white to move In this position, apparently the only move that draws is 1 … more →
Chess Endgame - Queen vs. Rook
johngab5 wrote 5 months ago: In a chess endgame queen vs. rook, a winning method is to compel the king at the edge of the board, … more →
Chess And Some Geometry
johngab5 wrote 5 months ago: The diagonal h1-a8 is parting the chessboard in 2 equal parts with each having 28 squares. Thus 2 x … more →
Endgame from US-Championship 2009
johngab5 wrote 6 months ago: Kamsky-Friedel, US-championship 2009 This is an endgame from the fourth round of the U.S. Championsh … more →
Chess Endgame -- knight, pawn vs knight
johngab5 wrote 6 months ago: A pawn that has reached the seventh or second row is in a knight endgame very hard to stop. Better t … more →
Bishops Chess Endgame - Medium Level
johngab5 wrote 6 months ago: #1 black to move; it's a draw …. #2 black to move; white is winning …… #3 black to … more →
A complex Pawn-Endgame
johngab5 wrote 7 months ago: White to move; it’s a draw {checked with Nalimov database} The endgame appears simply, because … more →
All screwed up
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rollingpawns wrote 7 months ago: What happed on Sunday in my regular G/90 game reminded me the song “All screwed up” by m … more →
Getting Philidor position is like winning a lottery
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rollingpawns wrote 7 months ago: Actually the chances of playing it are lower than matching 4 out of 6 in 6/49 lottery – 1: 1,0 … more →
Endgame -- Beginner Level (2)
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johngab5 wrote 7 months ago: The following position, that I will try to explaain, was a possible variation from one of my games. … more →
