3 Chess Endgame Principles [Especially For Beginners]

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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov will teach you the 3 most important endgame principles that every chess player must know. He teaches you them with one of the famous endgame studies, which is a king and pawn endgame.

These positions are not as easy as they look at first. They may seem simple, but the natural-looking moves can miss a win for you, getting only a draw, or worse, lose the game.

That's why, you should know these 3 most important endgame principles to get the desired result:

00:00 Intro to 3 important endgame principles
02:45 1st principle - The rule of square
04:56 2nd principle - Keep your king in front of your pawn
06:45 3rd principle - The rule of opposition

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[GMIgorSmirnov]

02:45 1st principle - The rule of square
04:56 2nd principle - Keep your king in front of your pawn
06:45 3rd principle - The rule of opposition

[Michael-kfwk]

The master class was more than helpful. Thanks. I just know I'm in the Wright platform to improve my chess skills.

[Martin_Neal]

Quiz Solution: 9:00 That game likely will end in a draw.
For example: ... a2; Kb2, a1=Q; Kxa1, Kd6 (just inside Square); Kb2, Kc6; Kc3, Kb6; Kc4, Kc6 (winning Opposition. Keeping white King from being In Front Of Pawn.); ....

[ga]

3:37 it's only a draw since the oawn is a rook's pawn. If we shift ever piece 1 file to the right, then, despite being inside the square, White wins.

[callofgaming]

You are the best chess teacher that we ever had!

[ghassenbenhmida]

Nice video
I hope you will do more endgame vids because thats the secret of winning at chess

[ianjohnson]

The Canadian Grand Master at the beginning that loses "Tough one eh" LOL

[armansiddique]

Great lesson..Thanks a lot for sharing your valuable experience for us.

[rangemihe]

I am waiting for your course on Theoretical endgames.

[MrGyges]

Excellent ( apart from the screaming music) thank you

[chandrasekarv]

Won't pawn b3 result in en passant and hence a draw?

[jaiidenora]

This will turn out as a draw because black can simply push the pawn to a2 and that is not what we want because the king will be behind the pawn and not infront of it, as black pushes is king this will result to stalemate/draw.

[prabeshmahz]

Black can take the pawn if white moves its pawn to C3 by en passant.

[gorge]

Wasn't it the great Capablanca who suggested studying chess beginning w the endgame? Thank you, Mr. GM, for following tradition.

[arabindasahoo]

white give kc3 and then black push a3 and white push the pawn to b4 then it will be a draw

[stephencindrich]

Pretty basic stuff; but gotta admit 1) Kg1! is beautiful idea!
Thanks.

[rich]

All the comments about the music at 8 min made me a bit nervous; turns out to be the best part of the video yall 😂

[Poltergeistverygoodurl]

and what about Kc3, a3, b3 a2, Kb2, a1=Q, Ka1.?

looks winning to me

[TheOneAndOnly]

I am very sure you Either can speak german or russian also. i feel that i can hear it. Love your Videos ❤

[lakshyabang]

The solution to the question is that the game will be a draw. Let's say that the white king goes to hunt down the pawn with Kb3 black has Ke6 Kxa3 Kd6 Ka4 trying to reach b5 black simply plays Kc6 and white cannot really make any progress here. Thank you for the video.