7 Ways to Improve Your Endgame Play
- Dedicate enough time to studying endings.
- Study practical positions.
- Use “easy-to-hard” approach.
- Don’t be intimidated by the endgames.
- Practice the most common endgames with a partner.
- Analyze important endgames played by GMs.
- Track your endgame statistics.
How do you master endgames in chess?
Hone some of the skills critical to playing endgames at the advanced level with these critical tasks.
- Develop “endgame thinking.”
- Master king activity in the endgame.
- Understand the winning and drawing chances of opposite-colored bishops.
- Improve your understanding of endgames with bishops versus knights.
How do you practice Lichess?
Basic Tactics
- The Pin. Pin it to win it.
- The Skewer. Yum – skewers!
- The Fork. Use the fork, Luke.
- Discovered Attacks. Including discovered checks.
- Double Check. A very powerful tactic.
- Overloaded Pieces. They have too much work.
- Zwischenzug. In-between moves.
How to win a king and pawn endgame?
Count the number of squares your pawn is away from the queening square (in this case 4 squares). Then count 4 squares to the right from the queening square, then down 4 squares, then 4 squares back to the pawn itself. You will always be able to make a square with all four sides being the number of squares from the queening square.
What are the key squares in pawn endgames?
In order to win the pawn in front of your own pawn, you must reach any of the key squares. Note that if the kings were on the king side, the key squares would be f5, g5, and h5. Since white cannot go backwards without a counter attack against his own pawn to reach those squares, they are not key squares in this example.
How long does it take a pawn to move up the board?
This amazing pawn endgame study by the famous Reti shows just how quickly a king can move up the board in the endgame. It’s important to know the king can cover the same amount of ground in multiple ways. Moving to h2 can be accomplished in 6 moves no matter whether the king moves in a straight line or diagonally.
Is it enough to win the e5 pawn?
In order to win the e5 pawn, white can occupy one of the key squares. However, with proper play from black, obtaining the key squares is not enough to win, but it is enough to win the pawn, which is in line with our definition.
