Why should I study endgames before openings? Why should I study chess endgames at all? Is endgame theory important to win games? How to study endgames? What’s important in studying endgames? Aren’t chess endgames boring?
Studying chess endgames – that’s the hidden key of getting better at chess, which most of the chess coaches wont mention! Simply, it is too boring, and may be ruining the inspiration of both – a student and a chess teacher! However, proper studying doesn’t mean you’ll study the endgame theory and fall asleep! There is no need to memorize anything! It requires only putting some effort in creating a sound plan, and piece coordination. Exactly what studying endgames teaches you.
The video is made to teach you that there is no logic nor justification in studying openings at your level, but instead advices you to learn how chess pieces work together, how they are able to organize an attack, and end the chess game in your favor.
Level of chess understanding required: Beginner / Intermediate
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I saw this right before I went to sleep but I manage to convince myself that nh6 was another idea. My first thought was finding a way to infiltrate using my king and win the h pawn at the same time hence nh6.The idea being is after nh6 the black king needs to give up control of the g6 square allowing me to push g6 and force a trade of the h pawn but my king is now inside his camp and has the opposition at the same time, further down white will eventually win the e5 pawn and queen his e4 pawn.If black tries bxnh6 then simply kh6 forcing black to play kg8 and the same result happens where white now has the opposition and will win the e5 pawn and queen e4.Another line I had before I sleep was if ke6 after nh6 threating the bishop forcing king back to f7 then white plays nd6. However, this line was apparently inferior because after the trade of the g and h pawns down the line black is left with some counterplay which makes the position unnecessarily hard.Funnily enough, I didn't think of nf2 and running my knight to a5 because I felt that it would be too slow for my style thus, I came up with the nh6 going in aggressively with my knight instead. It was still a very interesting position though and highlight another reason why endgames should be studied. YES, white is definitely winning in this position but winning a won position is easier said than done. The game could still be very difficult to win assuming black defends very well. It could very well only take one mistake from white to swing the game back to a draw or even a winning one for black since black has a dark square bishop and 2 of white's pawns are on dark squares.
I'm not aware of any books that deal with such kind positions. All the endgame books I know discuss theoretical positions, and if they discuss a practical endgame, it's usually taken from a real game
Nice video. How do you study endings? How do I understand an ending if I don't know where to start or what the goal is? This has always been my major challenge, understanding the ending.
Excelente video. Thank you.
i have seen your slav defence video in lichess and it was a wonderful explanation and animation. you are a great modern teacher. do you recommend any endgame books as per this video is concerned ?
Thank you.
Great!
Great video. Please keep making more.
Highly instructive! 💪💪
Excellent advice and makes clear sense.