Training track

Endgame

King activity, pawn endings, rook endings and the key theoretical positions every player must know.

  • King and pawn endings
  • Rook endings
  • Key positions
  • Practical endgame play

Courses in this track

All 13 lessons online Beginner to club

Endgame Essentials

The endings every chess player must know · by Kapilash Chess Academy

The basic mates, king and pawn endings, the opposition, pawn races, queen and minor pieces against pawns, the wrong bishop, and the two key rook endings: Lucena and Philidor. Every example and every exercise has been checked with a chess engine, and each exercise has exactly one move that wins or draws.

13 Lessons41 Model positions171 Exercises
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All 12 lessons online Club & rated

Practical Rook Endgames

The endings that decide tournament games · by Kapilash Chess Academy

Rook endings are the most common endings in practical play. Learn the active rook, the Tarrasch rule, cutting off the king, checking distance, the a-pawn and the Vancura position, rook and two pawns, rook against pawns, rook against bishop and knight, and endings with more pawns. Every exercise has been checked with a chess engine and has exactly one move that wins or draws.

12 Lessons19 Model positions133 Exercises
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