Must-Know Endgame Theory U2000

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149 EPISODES (5h 38m)

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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.

Ready to build your endgame base?
Let’s begin!

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!

Lesson Plan 149 episode(s)

1. Course overview

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2. Do you know these positions?

1. Introduction

2. Pawn - Square rule review

3. The useless Rook pawn

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

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5. Another Rook pawn disadvantage

6. The central pawn

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7. Power of the opposition

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8. Zugzwang and the pocket move

9. The magical 6th rank

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10. The danger with the Knight pawn

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11. 6th rank study

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12. The distant opposition

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13. Do you remember this one?

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14. 2 Connected pawns

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15. Doubled pawns

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

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17. Opposition forever

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18. Must-know zugzwang

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19. King from behind - Is it over?

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20. The pawn race

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21. The wrong diagonal for the King

22. Specific Rook pawn details

23. Another wrong diagonal

24. Push and stop

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25. Mindblowing secret

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26. Back to study

27. Conclusion

1. Introduction

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2. The Rook pawn magic

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3. Rook pawn on the 3rd rank

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4. The central pawn

5. The Knight pawn

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6. The Bishop pawn magic

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7. King matters!

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8. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. King in front of the pawn - Main ideas

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3. King behind the pawn - The main difference

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4. A Little test

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5. Conclusion

1. Introduction

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2. The mighty pawn

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3. King in front of the pawn - Easy win

4. How to use the Rook

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5. The cutting technique

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6. King close from behind

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7. Shouldering

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8. Outflanking

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

10. Rook vs 2 pawns - No Kings

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11. Rook vs 2 pawns and King: DANGER!

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12. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Philidor position

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3. The Knight pawn - Draw anyway?

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4. Rook pawn is a draw forever

5. Practicing Philidor

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6. Umbrella

7. Cut King

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8. 2 options of cutting the King

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9. Lucena's Position

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10. Practicing Lucena's position

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11. Story about my student

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12. Does second pawn change anything?

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13. 2 Connected pawns

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14. King in Maldives

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15. Important practical situation

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16. Conclusion

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1. Introduction

2. Bishop + pawn vs King

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

4. Exceptional winning ideas with the wrong Bishop

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

6. Bishop vs pawn King far away

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7. 2 connected pawns - King in the front side

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8. 2 connected pawns - King behind

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9. Bishop vs 2 separated pawns

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10. Blocking ideas against 2 separated pawn

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11. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. King in front of the pawn

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3. Bishop + pawn vs Bishop - The winning technique

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4. Bishop + 2 connected pawns vs Bishop

5. Bishop + 2 separated pawns vs Bishop

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6. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. The first big difference

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3. 2 Connected pawns - Powerful Defence

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4. Draw or lost?

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5. 2 separated pawns

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6. Conclusion

1. Introduction

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

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3. You will not take the pawn

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4. Knight vs pawn - Exceptional checkmate idea

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5. Lonely Knight

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6. The dangerous Rook pawn

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7. Big difference in case of random pawn

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8. Knight vs 2 connected pawns - King in front

9. Knight vs 2 pawns

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10. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Knight + pawn vs Knight - King in front

3. Knight + pawn vs Knight - King behind

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4. Knight + 2 connected pawns vs Knight

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5. Knight + 2 separated pawns vs Knight

6. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Bishop + pawn vs Knight

3. Bishop + 2 pawns vs Knight

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4. Knight + pawn vs Bishop

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5. Knight + 2 pawns vs Bishop

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6. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. The common mistake which beginners make

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3. The wrong corner

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4. The right corner

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5. The diagonal defense

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6. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. The simple defense

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3. Defense on the back rank

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4. No space in the corner

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5. Knight separated from the King

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6. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Queen vs Rook strategy

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3. Very unexpected defense

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4. Triangle

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5. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Bishop+Knight checkmate

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3. Bishop+Knight -The general strategy

4. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. How to checkmate with 2 Bishops

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3. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Is it possible to checkmate with 2 Knights?

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3. Adding a pawn for the opponent

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4. Conclusion

1. Introduction

2. Queen + Bishop vs Queen

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3. Queen + Knight vs Queen

4. Queen + Rook vs Queen

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5. Conclusion

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