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Must-Know Endgame Theory U2000

Course 149 episodes
(5 hours 38 min)

Creators GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes

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“Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.” – Jim Rohn

In endgames, knowing the fundamentals counts.

For instance, just by knowing the concept of opposition and the square rule, you can accurately predict the outcome of almost every King and pawn vs King endgame.

Similarly, in Rook endgames, a few important theoretical positions and concepts make it so much easier to play this type of ending.

This course is all about building your fundamentals. It focuses on specific endgame positions and ideas you must know.

These include important positions from pawn endgames, Rook endgames, Queen vs pawn endgames, among others.

As you grasp and apply these fundamentals, you’ll get faster and more accurate at making decisions in the endgame.

Below are the positions from the course:

Must-Know Endgame Theory U2000

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Note: This course is aimed at players below 2000 level. It focuses only on the essential positions and concepts. To expand your knowledge and go into more depth on the specific endings, watch the courses under Step-by-step Endgame Mastery.

What you'll learn

The most important endgame positions you must know.
Defensive techniques to save theoretically drawn positions.
Key theoretical positions from Rook endgames like the Lucena position, Philidor position and others.
Concepts like Opposition, Square rule, zugzwang and others from King and pawn endgames.
Fundamentals of every endgame — Bishop ending, Bishop vs pawn, Knight ending, Knight vs pawn and others.
How to checkmate with the Bishop and Knight, 2 Bishops?
Checkmating with 2 Knights — Is it possible? How?
The fundamentals of Bishop vs Knight endgame.
Endgames with Rook vs Bishop, Rook vs Knight.
The basics you should know of opposite-colored Bishop endgames.
Queen vs Rook endgames — the winning technique, the defensive tricks and more.
Evaluating Queen + extra piece vs Queen endgame and much more!

Course Content

149
Episodes
124
Quizzes & Trainings
1
Attachments
5 hours 38 min

1. Course overview

Unlocked 2m 38s

2. Do you know these positions?

1. Introduction

2. Pawn - Square rule review

3. The useless Rook pawn

Unlocked 2m 54s

4. Multiple Rook pawns - Does it change the result?

Unlocked 1m 26s

5. Another Rook pawn disadvantage

6. The central pawn

Unlocked 6m 40s

7. Power of the opposition

Unlocked 6m 28s

8. Zugzwang and the pocket move

9. The magical 6th rank

Unlocked 1m 37s

10. The danger with the Knight pawn

Unlocked 1m 57s

11. 6th rank study

Unlocked 2m 29s

12. The distant opposition

Unlocked 4m 42s

13. Do you remember this one?

Unlocked 1m 53s

14. 2 Connected pawns

Unlocked 2m 24s

15. Doubled pawns

Unlocked 1m 27s

16. King + pawn vs King + pawn. The general strategy

Unlocked 1m 46s

17. Opposition forever

Unlocked 3m 59s

18. Must-know zugzwang

Unlocked 2m 55s

19. King from behind - Is it over?

Unlocked 3m 39s

20. The pawn race

Unlocked 1m 47s

21. The wrong diagonal for the King

22. Specific Rook pawn details

23. Another wrong diagonal

24. Push and stop

Unlocked 1m 22s

25. Mindblowing secret

Unlocked 1m 28s

26. Back to study

1. Introduction

2. The Rook pawn magic

3. Rook pawn on the 3rd rank

4. The central pawn

5. The Knight pawn

6. The Bishop pawn magic

7. King matters!

1. Introduction

2. King in front of the pawn - Main ideas

3. King behind the pawn - The main difference

4. A Little test

1. Introduction

2. The mighty pawn

3. King in front of the pawn - Easy win

4. How to use the Rook

5. The cutting technique

6. King close from behind

9. Rook vs 2 pawns: King in front of the pawns

10. Rook vs 2 pawns - No Kings

11. Rook vs 2 pawns and King: DANGER!

1. Introduction

2. Philidor position

3. The Knight pawn - Draw anyway?

4. Rook pawn is a draw forever

5. Practicing Philidor

8. 2 options of cutting the King

9. Lucena's Position

10. Practicing Lucena's position

11. Story about my student

12. Does second pawn change anything?

13. 2 Connected pawns

14. King in Maldives

15. Important practical situation

1. Introduction

2. Bishop + pawn vs King

3. Bishop + h pawn vs King - Important difference!

4. Exceptional winning ideas with the wrong Bishop

5. Bishop vs pawn - King in front of the pawn is an easy draw

6. Bishop vs pawn King far away

7. 2 connected pawns - King in the front side

8. 2 connected pawns - King behind

9. Bishop vs 2 separated pawns

10. Blocking ideas against 2 separated pawn

1. Introduction

2. King in front of the pawn

3. Bishop + pawn vs Bishop - The winning technique

4. Bishop + 2 connected pawns vs Bishop

5. Bishop + 2 separated pawns vs Bishop

1. Introduction

2. The first big difference

3. 2 Connected pawns - Powerful Defence

4. Draw or lost?

5. 2 separated pawns

1. Introduction

2. Knight + pawn vs King - Winning and the only danger

3. You will not take the pawn

4. Knight vs pawn - Exceptional checkmate idea

5. Lonely Knight

6. The dangerous Rook pawn

7. Big difference in case of random pawn

8. Knight vs 2 connected pawns - King in front

9. Knight vs 2 pawns

1. Introduction

2. Knight + pawn vs Knight - King in front

3. Knight + pawn vs Knight - King behind

4. Knight + 2 connected pawns vs Knight

5. Knight + 2 separated pawns vs Knight

1. Introduction

2. Bishop + pawn vs Knight

3. Bishop + 2 pawns vs Knight

4. Knight + pawn vs Bishop

5. Knight + 2 pawns vs Bishop

1. Introduction

2. The common mistake which beginners make

3. The wrong corner

4. The right corner

5. The diagonal defense

1. Introduction

2. The simple defense

3. Defense on the back rank

4. No space in the corner

5. Knight separated from the King

1. Introduction

2. Queen vs Rook strategy

3. Very unexpected defense

1. Introduction

2. Bishop+Knight checkmate

3. Bishop+Knight -The general strategy

1. Introduction

2. How to checkmate with 2 Bishops

1. Introduction

2. Is it possible to checkmate with 2 Knights?

3. Adding a pawn for the opponent

1. Introduction

2. Queen + Bishop vs Queen

3. Queen + Knight vs Queen

4. Queen + Rook vs Queen

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