A chess game is divided into 3 sections, the opening, the middle game and the endgame. The opening is where you stake your territory. The middle game is where you try and exchange pieces to your advantage (be it a material advantage or a postional advantage). The endgame is where you exploit whatever advantages you have gained and mate your opponent. Many chess books will advise you to study your endgame first. There are two main reasons for this. The first one is that the endgame is the most understood part of chess. This is where the variables in chess become greatly reduced. There are less pieces on the board so the pieces' lines of attack are greater and more defined. The second reason is that if you have an understanding of the endgame you can set goals in your middle game. The end game has mostly been figured out. There are rules that must be understood or you will lose against someone who understands them.
Pawn Endgames
Knight endgames with pawns
Opposite color bishops Endgame
Rook vs Knight Endgames
Queen vs Knight Endgames
Same color bishop Endgame
Queen vs Rook Endgames
Bishop vs Knight Endgame
Queen Endgame
Rook Endgame
Pawns against pieces
Piece(s) and King vs King (no pawns)
Queen and King vs King
Rook(s) and King vs King
Two Bishops and a King vs King
A Bishop a Knight and a King vs King
King and two Knights vs King
Classic Endgame Positions and General Theory
Saavedra position
Lucena Position
Philidor position
Triangulation
The Opposition, King vs King and single pawn
Isolated pawn
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