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How to Win at Chess

How to Win at Chess

IntroChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15
IntroChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15

Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Intermediate Endgames

This is the first of three “grand finale” chapters which are more intense than the others.

You learned about endgames: pawns, knights, bishops, rooks, and queens.

We will review them all! Endgames are extremely important. If you do not understand the board with few pieces remaining, how do you expect to understand it with all the pieces still standing?

Start
Study 1: King & Pawn | The Square
Study 2: King & Pawn | Draw
Study 3: King & Pawn | Winning
Study 4: King & Pawn | H-File Draw
Study 5: King & Pawn | Outside Passed Pawns
Study 6: Knight Endgame (Adams vs. Speelman)
Study 7: Knight vs. Bishop Endgame (Kveinys vs. Ejsmont)
Study 8: Knight Over Bishop Endgame
Study 9: Opposite Colored Bishop Endgame (Draw, 2 Pawns)
Study 10: Opposite Colored Bishop Endgame (Win, 2 Pawns)
Study 11: Magnus Carlsen vs. Alireza Firouzja Bishop Endgame
Study 12: Rook Endgame | Winning (1 Pawn)
Study 13: Rook Endgame | Draw (Philidor Position)
Study 14: Rook Endgame | Draw (2 vs 1 Pawns)
Study 15: Rook Endgame | Winning (3 vs 2 Pawns)
Study 16: Queen Endgame | Queen vs. 1 Pawn (Win)
Study 17: Queen Endgame | Queen vs. A-Pawn (Draw)
Study 18: Queen Endgame | Queen vs. C-Pawn (Draw)
Study 19: Queen Endgame | Tal vs. Botvinnik, 1960
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