3 Chess Endgame Principles You Need To Know!

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About this video:
The endgame in chess is when most of the pieces (Queens, Rooks, Knights, Bishops) have been traded off. At this point in a chess game there is usually only pawns, the kings, and maybe a few pieces on each side. There are three principles which are vital to understand if you want to be able to win the game at the endgame. The first is that you must activate your king. The second is that pawns are much more valuable than at the start of the game. And the third is that passed pawns are the most important of all. If you can turn a passed pawn into a queen, it will most surely mean victory at such a late stage in a chess game. In this video I cover all of the chess endgame principles so you can improve and win more games.

[Addrrall]

That last 6 pawn puzzle was actually pretty insightful for being so simple

[dinogiancola]

The pawn trick at the end is awesome, have already won 2 games since learning it

[YonyBear]

Lmao the pig part caught me off guard! Nice touch

[danno]

You have a real gift for explaining things on then chess board — thank you! Much appreciated…

[ir]

So, the Bongcloud’s purpose is to activate your king

[VladWFPReviews]

very good, very understandable and delivered at the right pace - thanks

[krishradio]

Excellent channel. Crystal clear voice, great story teller and of course excellent chess teacher. I really appreciate your efforts and watch your videos every evening. One for sure. My ratings in rapid is 1530 odd and I am sort of stuck there for a long time now. But still I do enjoy chess. I am also a scrabble player.

[mysteryGuySaysHi]

Please also remind which pawns are valuable:
1st Connected passed pawns
2nd Protected passed pawn
3rd Flank pawn
I remember it from your other video
Thanks BTW

[ScarletDeathweaverLegacy]

5:32 White wins with b6!
6:16 b6, threatening to capture both ways and so forcing a capture which doubles up the b pawns for black. Now you push the remaining pawn that is still blocked even after the capture as this forces the b7 pawn to capture to prevent promotiob while completely opening up the final pawn to be passed and now it pushes to become a queen ...

[Vuk]

The last principle: " Never call the pawn a Guy, because most of the time, they will become a Girl. ( Queen )" :D

[matei.chelbegean]

A year of chess videos later.. I finally know what a passed pawn is! Thanks!

[ThroughMeToYouPuppetry]

You are a great teacher for beginning chess players. You explain things so clearly. Thanks so much for this video. I learned a lot!

[marcusminifee]

Great info....I need to do a better job of activating my King!!!

[snvecih]

Thanks this is a very good video this deserves more views

[quick]

Man is this channel underrated. Hopefully it's now getting a push, considering YouTube suggested it

[ratpshaminda]

U grow daily brother ♥️... congrats..keep on ...we with u

[Life-Sky]

Wow very instructive! I find it easier to think pawn endgames as american football: You need to score a touchdown, your king is the protector, some pawns are blockers, others are the ones that deviate the defense and of course the runner!

[mrnelgin]

At 2:55 it's also worth mentioning you can lose your passed pawn if you play carelessly. c5 would allow bxc5 and your advantage is lost. It seems obvious but maybe something a beginner may not think about.

[aminomidi]

I'm learning a lot from you. Thank you my friend.

[aidenwinter]

“With 2. Ke2 you’re gonna get destroyed”

Hikaru: Hold my bong