I'm not technically the target for this test (I'm 1003 in rapid) but I just did this endgame drill and felt way more confident than last time I tried it. That's improvement for ya.
Standard endgame test for beginners
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Jun 17, 2021
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little_guinea_pig wrote:
um I literally don't know...
this might help since you lost to Viznik who is sub-1000 in rapid lolz
joke
little_guinea_pig wrote:
um I literally don't know...
How have you gotten so far without knowing endgames?
Jun 17, 2021
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#6
SomeGnome wrote:
little_guinea_pig wrote:
um I literally don't know...
How have you gotten so far without knowing endgames?
It's probably muscle memory, I had to think about it for a bit... People resign before this
Jun 17, 2021
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#7
little_guinea_pig wrote:
anyway it's just ~~~~~
LET THE PEOPLE DO THIS GUINEA
Jun 17, 2021
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#8
little_guinea_pig wrote:
anyway it's just advance the king and use the extra pawn moves to get you the opposition
Actually, I've tried this endgame blindfolded a few times. It still isn't easy for me to visualize everything, but I've successfully done this blindfolded. Good drill for me to practice visualization 
Jun 17, 2021
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#9
Keep your king connected with the pawn, whatever side their king goes, your king moves to the opposite side, keep repeating until promotion.
Jun 17, 2021
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#10
parkerkorb wrote:
Keep your king connected with the pawn, whatever side their king goes, your king moves to the opposite side, keep repeating until promotion.
not quite, the only way white wins is to advance the king by playing kf2, ke3, ke4, ke5 etc and then bodies the enemy king away from the promotion square. only then the white pawn starts coming to promote
Jun 18, 2021
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#11
DaBabysBurner wrote:
parkerkorb wrote:
Keep your king connected with the pawn, whatever side their king goes, your king moves to the opposite side, keep repeating until promotion.
not quite, the only way white wins is to advance the king by playing kf2, ke3, ke4, ke5 etc and then bodies the enemy king away from the promotion square. only then the white pawn starts coming to promote
I know exactly what you mean by "bodies the enemy King" but the "chess terminology" for this would be "Shouldering" and/or "King Opposition" 
Jun 18, 2021
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#12
ya thats the word i just came back from a game of pick up basketball when i wrote that lol
Jun 18, 2021
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#13
lol yeah pickup basketball is pretty fun; leave me open and I'm hitting those 3s all day 
Jun 18, 2021
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DaBabysBurner wrote:
im more of a slasher myself, i always find a way to the rim
I've always been pretty good with dribbling as well, but 3s are my specialty I think. Of course, I'm move than eager to make a break for a simple layup if I get the chance though. Pick-up games are fun because people aren't usually able to create a coordinated defense lol
p.s. endgame test for beginners turns into a basketball discussion xD
Jun 18, 2021
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#16
KeSetoKaiba wrote:
DaBabysBurner wrote:
im more of a slasher myself, i always find a way to the rim
I've always been pretty good with dribbling as well, but 3s are my specialty I think. Of course, I'm move than eager to make a break for a simple layup if I get the chance though. Pick-up games are fun because people aren't usually able to create a coordinated defense lol
p.s. endgame test for beginners turns into a basketball discussion xD
lol
Only for beginners (sub-1000), & don't use engine
How does white promote the pawn? you don't need to give lines, just what's the plan for white?