What is and How to Use SHOULDERING (+ Videosss)
Solid improvement in Chess requires solid endgame knowledge. Today we study Shouldering, which is an instructive Endgame Maneuver that can happen mainly (but not only) in Pawn Endings. We’ll work with two great examples:
Position 1
(1) Moravec,Josef
1940
1–0
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Position 2
(2) Rogers,Ian - Shirov,Alexey
Groningen, 1990
1–0
What is SHOULDERING in Chess?
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