Best openings for setting up winning endgames

I think I need to change my repertoire to level up my chess. I usually go for open games like with the Italian, scotch, alapin, etc but I think I will stay plateaued if I don’t switch up my repertoire. Trying to relentlessly mate my opponent is too easy to see and too inconsistent though I think my tactics are very good for my rating.

I want to play openings where I make subtle moves that set up winning pawn structures. This will allow me to stay safe in the middle game and allow me to focus only on trading off pieces to get to an endgame which I can be very well prepared for. Of course if there is a winning tactical solution or fast mate I should take it.

But I’m curious if people have openings where they know every line that allow them to get similar end games that they know well. I think this will be the key to getting from intermediate to advanced play.

I know easier said than done and “everyone has a plan till they get punched In the mouth”. But if I have small strategical goals that are hard to see I can focus on those while defending and getting to an endgame I know I can win.

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The Ruy Lopez exchange variation or the delayed exchange would be such an example.
The pawn endgame is won for white. Black has dynamical compensation in his bishop's pair. If white succeeds in trading off all pieces, then white wins.

The Grünfeld Indian Defense is another example. Black gets a queen side pawn majority, that gives him a distant passed pawn in an endgame. White has dynamic compensation in his control over the center and in the absense of pieces defending the black king. If black can defend and trade off all pieces, then black wins.

The Sicilian Defense is another example. White gets a lead in development and attacking possibilities. If black succeeds in defending and trading off all pieces, then black wins the endgame thanks to his extra central pawn.

@2 are there any good resources that you know of which explain how best to get to the endgame in these openings while maintaining the winning structure. As well as how the end games are usually won?

Of course, work on your endgames but I know that once you get the queens off the board, it is a lot easier to get into the endgame. The Berlin Endgame for example is called that because after a few moves, you get an endgame. Here are a few examples:

As tygxc mentioned, the Grünfeld is an opening that lets you get into an advantageous endgame as black if played correctly. The only problem is that it is incredibly complex and unbalanced, and requires some serious effort to get into. Chances are you either win or lose material before you get into the endgame. But if you make it there, you are left with a 2 vs 1 queenside pawn majority and White with a vulnerable passed d-pawn. There is a book by Jonathan Rowson that explains the ideas, even though it's not that up to date (which shouldn't matter much at our levels).

Other than that, look for openings where the opponent gets an isolated d-pawn and try to trade down. See the first video lesson by Jonas Hellsten on pawn structures on this site for an overview of openings that give you this kind of structure.

There's no such thing really. You can learn how to play each pawn structure but there's no winning pawn structure ( a little pun to Baburin's book ).

Some pawn structures may lead to winning pawn endgames, but looking it like this is turning a bling eye to the whole middlegame and the vast number of different endgames that may appear.

There's no known opening that leads to a winning endgame without assistance from your opponent

Also. I'm not sure what you'd expect, ie even the knight vs bad bishop isolani endgame can be drawn but of course knowing the technique can potentially win games for the offensive side or draw games for the defensive side.

What makes more sense is e.g. knowing for a given pawn structure what to trade and whatnot if you want to reach a favorable endgame, this is useful info and will help you with your liquidations in your openings.

Shereshevky's two old books ( not endgame strategy ) used to be good for this sort of task but they are old..

Instead of going full steam for a full endgame repertoire though, why don't you try first a couple of endgame lines in openings you play now and see how that goes? e.g. if you play 1.d4 try the exchange King's Indian, or try the Berlin with Black.

Ulf Andersson used to play a lot of endgame openings OTB, he was an elite GM and could serve as a model player for a repertoire of this kind but tbh I would look at it in reverse e.g. What are you trying to avoid in the middlegame? work on that, instead of trying to avoid it.