The Endgame! — So many players struggle in this phase.
Some are just clueless, not knowing what to do, while others find it so boring that they skip it. However, this course will flip the script!
You’ll not be clueless anymore and will discover that endgames are actually fun.
Our Grandmasters will put you inside the minds of the great players like Fischer and Capablanca and you'll learn the strategies they used in the endgames...
Below are some of the positions from the course:
Get ready to add depth to chess understanding and get the confidence to play endgames well.
Ready to dive in? Let’s get started!
What you'll learn
- Endgame strategy from the games of greats like Fischer, Capablanca and Petrosian.
- Polish your endgame technique by learning from the classics.
- How to play in the endgames?
- Lose the fear of exchanging Queens.
- Shatter beliefs like ‘Equal material in endgame means a draw’
- How to convert a small advantage into a victory?
- Famous and instructive endgames played by world champions and legends.
- How to keep your pieces active and happy in this phase of the game.
- The art of winning equal endgames and more.
Lesson Plan 101 episode(s)
Course overview
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Game 1. Steinitz W. - Lipke P. "Play against isolated pawn"
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Game 2. Janowski D. - Capablanca J.R. "Schematic Planning"
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Game 3. Lasker E. - Capablanca J. R. "Doubled Pawns Structure"
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Game 4. Anderssen A. - Minckwitz J. " Passed Pawn + Attack"
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Game 5. Richter B - Tarrasch S. "Bishop Pair vs Knight Pair"
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Game 6. Englisch B. - Steinitz W. "The Power of 2 Bishops Advantage in the Endgame"
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Game 7. Salwe G. - Rubinstein A. "Transforming the Advantage"
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Game 8. Harmonist M. - Tarrasch S. "Power of 2 Bishops in Berlin"
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Game 9. Lasker E. - Steinitz W. "Strategic domination"
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Game 10. Alapin S. - Rubinstein A. "Playing in All the Parts of the Board"
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Game 11. Marco G. - Schlechter C. "Preventing Opponent's Idea"
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Game 12. Bernstein O. - Mieses J. "Absolute Domination"
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Game 13. Marshall F. - Tarrasch S. "Finding Resources in Equal Positions"
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Game 14. Lee F. - Nimzowitsch A. "Do Not Play Passively!"
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Game 15. Marshall F. - Lasker E. "The Dynamic Play in the Endgame"
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Game 16. Cohn E. - Rubinstein A. "Classical Pawn Endgame"
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Game 17. Carranza M. - Capablanca R. "High-Level Endgame Technique"
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Game 18. Tarrasch S. - Teichmann R. "Bad Bishop"
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Game 19. Rubinstein A. - Schlechter C. "Weakening Opponent's Position"
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Game 20. Capablanca R. - Janowski D. "A masterpiece with 2 Rooks"
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Game 21. Kostic B. - Capablanca R. "Fight till the end!"
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Game 22. Reti R. - Rubinstein A. "Active Bishop vs passive Knight"
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Game 23. Yates F. - Alekhine A. "Kingside Pawn Majority"
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Game 24. Alekhine A. - Euwe M. "Strong Knight vs Bad Bishop"
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Game 25. Bogoljubov E. - Reti R. "Powerful central pawn chain"
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Game 26. Nimzowitsch A. - Nilsson A. "Excellent Endgame Technique"
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Game 27. Reti R. - Romanovsky P. "The Potential of the Pieces"
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Game 28. Rosseli S. - Rubinstein A. "The Art of Winning Equal Endgames"
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Game 29. Von Gottschall H. - Nimzowitsch A. "Endgame "Grind"
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Game 30. Botvinnik M. - Vidmar M. "Early Queen trade"
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Game 31. Smorodsky A. - Romanovsky P. "A Central Monster Bishop"
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Game 32. Rubinstein A. - Tarrasch S. "Unhappy piece = disaster"
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Game 33. Alekhine A. - Bogoljubow E. "The Piece in the Cage"
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Game 34. Henneberger W. - Nimzowitsch A. "A Patient Grind"
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Game 35. Flohr S. - Alekhine A. "Beautiful technique"
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Game 36. Znosko B. - Alekhine A. "The Power of a Central Pawn"
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Game 37. Nimzowitsch A. - Andersen E. "Ideas in 2 Rooks endgame"
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Game 38. Kann I. - Capablanca J. R. "Instructive Rook Endgame"
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Game 39. Flohr S. - Pirc V. "A powerful good Bishop"
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Game 40. Reshevsky S. - Keres P. "Tiny Edge in Pawn Structure"
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Game 41. Alatortsev V. - Levenfish G. "Power of active pieces"
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Game 42. Eliskases E. - Flohr S. "The best blocker in chess"
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Game 43. Belavenets S. - Rauzer V. "Knight vs Bishop + Isolated pawn"
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Game 44. Keres P. - Flores R. "Punishing wrong trading strategy"
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Game 45. Smyslov V. - Gligoric S. "Queenside Domination"
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Game 46. Boleslavsky I. - Shcerbakov V. "Bishop Pair in Philidor Structure"
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Game 47. Zagoriansky E. - Romanovsky P. Power of an Outpost
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Game 48. Agamalian - Petrosian T. "Positional Endgame Magic"
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Game 49. Kotov A. - Kashdan I. "Importance of 2 Bishops"
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Game 50. Bondarevsky I. - Smyslov V. "A Paradox with a Passed Pawn"
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Game 51. Smyslov V. - O'Kelly "The Power of the Catalan Bishop"
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Game 52. Tartakower S. - Pirc. V. "The Right Strategy in Bishop Endgames"
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Game 53. Gligoric S. - Trifunovic P. "Keep the weaknesses "
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Game 54. Euwe M. - Reshevsky S. "Why did White lose? "
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Game 55. Smyslov V. - Tal M. "Active Knight vs targetless Bishop"
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Game 56. Nestler V. - Smyslov V. "Masterpiece of small maneuvers"
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Game 57. Szabo L. - Barcza G. "Positional Masterpiece"
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Game 58. Rossolimo N. - Euwe M. "Trade the good defenders"
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Game 59. Smyslov V. - Stoltz G. "Bishop with Connected Passers"
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Game 60. Najdorf M. - Stahlberg G. "Winning Equal Endgames"
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Game 61. Smyslov V. - Szabo L. "Winning with a pawn majority"
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Game 62. Prieditis G. - Tal M. "Tal's Endgame Magic"
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Game 63. Vasiukov E. - Boleslavsky I. "Subtle and Strong Provocation"
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Game 64. Nezhmetdinov R. - Vasiukov E. "Knight or Bishop"
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Game 65. Fischer R. - Addison W. "Fantastic strategy with pawn majority on the flank"
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Game 66. Sefc J. - Petrosian T. "Step by step world champion level strategy"
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Game 67. Petrosian V. - Bannik A. "Positional Crush"
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Game 68. Fischer R. - Cardoso R. "Outplayed"
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Game 69. Petrosian T. - Kozma J. "Keep Increasing the Pressure"
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Game 70. Fischer R. - Keres P. "A Non-Standard Decision by Fischer"
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Game 71. Aaron M. - Botvinnik M. "Endgame Maestro"
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Game 72. Pfeiffer G. - Smyslov V. "The Dance of the Knights"
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Game 73. Fischer R. - Reshevsky S. "Good Endgame Technique"
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Game 74. Petrosian T. - Botvinnik M. "An impressive maneuvr"
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Game 75. Saidy A. - Fischer R. "The overpowering Knight"
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Game 76. Benko P. - Parma B. "B vs N: Pawns on 2 flanks"
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Game 77. Larsen B. - Lengyel L. "Exploiting Better Structure"
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Game 78. Fischer R. - Smyslov V. "A positional grind"
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Game 79. Geller E. - Ivkov B. "Positional endgame masterpiece"
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Game 80. Fischer R. - Durao J. "Logical and effective technique "
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Game 81. Polugaevsky L. - Ivkov B. "Endgame in Maroczy Bind"
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Game 82. Fischer R. - Bolbochan J. "Turning slight better into a win"
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Game 83. Smyslov V. - Polugaevsky L. "The Rook on the 8th Rank"
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Game 84. Polugaevsky L. - Mecking H. "Good vs Bad Bishop"
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Game 85. Fischer R. - Taimanov M. "Bishop vs Knight - The Famous Endgame"
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Game 86. Andersson U. - Robatsch K. "Which File to Take"
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Game 87. Polugaevsky L. - Tal M. "King raids, Rook defends"
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Game 88. Karpov A. - Mecking H. "The Unrivaled Bishop"
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Game 89. Razuvaev Y. - Honfi K. "The Power of Passed Pawn"
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Game 90. Andersson U. - Franco O. "What Happens with Passive Players"
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Game 91. Karpov A. - Ribli Z. "Isolating the Opponent's Pieces"
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Game 92. Petrosian T. - Ivkov B. "King's Indian Endgame Squeeze"
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Game 93. Browne W. - Smyslov V. "The Brave King"
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Game 94. Andersson U. - Sokolov A. "An Unordinary Exchange"
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Game 95. Smyslov V. - Ernst T. "When You Need Rooks"
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Game 96. Karpov A. - Kinunnen M. "Creating Little Problems"
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Game 97. Smyslov V. - Grachul H. "Space Advantage"
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Game 98. Jussupow A. - Wirthensohn H. "Why create 2 weakness?"
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Game 99. Karpov A. - Lautier J. "Paralyzed"
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Game 100. Andersson U. - Hansen S. "Activating the Last Piece"
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4.8
Students give this course an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars.