Mastering Endgame Technique

Welcome to this insightful chess lecture on mastering endgame technique, presented by ChessCoachAndras. In this chess lesson, you will delve into the fascinating world of rook endings, where the tiniest details can determine the outcome of a game.

Throughout this comprehensive tutorial, ChessCoachAndras will guide you step by step, providing valuable insights and strategies to improve your endgame skills. Whether you're a beginner seeking a solid foundation or an experienced player looking to refine your techniques, this lecture is designed to help you navigate and conquer chess rook endings.

Gain a deeper understanding of endgame theory as ChessCoachAndras explains key concepts and demonstrates effective maneuvers. Learn how to make the most of your rooks, coordinate them with your king, and exploit positional advantages to gain an upper hand. By mastering endgame technique, you will gain a competitive edge and elevate your overall chess proficiency.

ChessCoachAndras, a renowned chess coach and expert, has a wealth of knowledge to share. With his engaging teaching style and clear explanations, he will break down complex ideas into easily understandable concepts. Join him on this chess journey as he unravels the intricacies of endgame strategy, imparting valuable wisdom that will enhance your playing skills.

Whether you aspire to become a stronger player, enhance your tactical prowess, or simply enjoy the art of endgames, this chess lecture is a must-watch. Subscribe to ChessCoachAndras' channel for more enlightening lessons and take your endgame technique to new heights. Don't miss out on this opportunity to get better at endgames and embark on your path to mastering chess endgames.

[bluefin.]

There is true beauty in endgames, with their subtle technique and surprises. Studying them is a pleasure.

Thanks for the video.

[MultiMarcd]

Great content ... I think it could be nice to create ramdom endgame tournaments with unclear equal positions. Because as you said when we start playing we almost all feared studying endgames. The way you teach it is great. Merci beaucoup.

[diegoolivieri]

I've been watching videos from this channel for a while now. I find them magnificent. I also bought the 1.d4 course... very nice and instructive. I speak as a player and coach with 2500+ elo online in rapid but I always learn something new from here. Best chess channel on youtube (my opinion, of course). Bravo Andras!

[wreynolds]

A comment about the endgame flashcards idea you mentioned at 17:56: a good set of positions to start with might be the "Simple Endings" chapter in Laszlo Polgar's famous puzzle book. In the book they are separated into "white to play and draw" and "white to play and win", but the dedicated improver might consider switching the colours in some of the positions, and of course leaving the evaluation of the position up to the solver to determine. It would certainly be more lightweight than carrying the book around!

[rizka]

Insightful stuff. Shared it to my friends.

[dkpandey]

Things I learned about rook endings from this:
1) Liquidate pawns on one flank to increase drawing chances
2) Activity over material
3) Lucena technique (which I'd forgotten!)
4) Correct way to pronounce Lucena!

[christianringsmose]

Very nice video! It is very instructive to see that black has 2-3 spots where one specific plan can save him, but you stopped two of them and the last one he missed. Very nice and instructive walk through

[TikariChess]

Your endgame content is fantastic. I know control the open files, stay active, try to keep them passive, but not much beyond that. This gives a lot of ideas both for converting wins but also for holding positions. Here’s to hoping your next Chessable course is on endgames!

[alfredo]

Very specific topic suggestion here! Could you do a video on how to handle the f4‐e5 tension (and it's specular e4‐f5)? It's a very common situation especially in the sicilian, and I realized that I don't have a very good understanding of these situations, both when I'm attacking and when I'm defending

[gm]

@9:57 because rooks belong behind past pawns. Anders has his rook ahead of his pawn and is unable to get behind the any past pawns in time to create a meaningful counter play. The king is also inactive so that is why black can force the drawing position. If the white king is on d5 it becomes winning. So finding the tempie to get the king to the queen side before the rook activates was the critical part of avoiding this position.

[whimsnickal]

Great video Andras, as ever. I love studying endgames - I always find that if I've ever been away from chess for a little while that looking at some amazing endgame kicks my brain back into gear much faster than doing (say) some routine tactics... just something about the (often) intricate calculation and the importance of specific tempi brings the focus screaming back. Keep up the good work!

[magnuswootton]

thanks andras, always got the juicy stuff!!!

[chriskilley]

Thanks for this upload. I really appreciate your content and your efforts

[tobiass]

Hey. Generally like your content. I'm an adult improver, playing since 3-4 years, around 2100 lichess Rapid rating( guess that's like 1800 FIDE). There's not much content for people like me, but your videos are awesome. Already learned a lot from them and they really hit the nail on the head for me.
Wanted to make a suggestion/request. One thing I never trained and don't even know how to train it, is visualization. I don't play much OTB but when I do, I usually have .more troubles visualizing than online, cause I'm just not used to it.
To overcome that, I now started playing some (unrated) blindfold games in lichess, where you can hide the pieces. Is there any other, maybe more effizient way to practice this? I just started, so I'm of course still struggling with blindfold play.
Would be incredibly awesome, if you could make a video about that topic one day.
Anyway, all the best, keep rocking!

[johnspivack]

Coach Andras ' videos are usually great, and he is a gifted communicator. Unfortunately I find his endgame explanations really, really weak. It is an area he should work on for improvement of his content. Unlike other topics, here he leaves the less talented, amateur/intermediate player far, far behind. Unlike other videos, he doesn't reduce the level of complexity to manageable chunks. Maybe he has too much fun being in his own world of ideas and gets blinded by his own brilliance. At any rate, the ordinary mortal is left behind. Coach, you are a great explainer. I know you can do it. Please try again. Try starting with something simpler, go slower, and remember not everyone has your 140+ IQ. Please try again. I can't wait to learn from you. Your fan, John i