Everyone always says it depends on the position. And sometimes that is probably true. But I think it depends on the player, not the position. A great position with a bishop will easily be defeated by a poor position with a knight if the person with the bishop doesn't know what to do.
WRONG! You can't tell me the position is great for White because player X is playing White and then say the same position is bad for White because player Y sucks at Bishop endings.
If you suck at Bishop endings, you suck at chess! PERIOD!
You do not need to know every opening. If you don't know the Najdorf, and you don't play 1.e4 as White or Sicilian as Black, there is no reason to know it.
However, you need to know all endings. Does not matter if you play the French, Dragon, or Alekhine against 1.e4. You still have to know what to do when your game reaches a rook ending! At that point, who the f*ck cares whether you got there via Latvian Gambit or Colle System?
I simply suck in chess. Look at my rating. So, I'm willing to learn more to improve my skill. Your explanation makes a lot sense. I'll have to get the ebook that OverGrownPawn recommended.
Everyone always says it depends on the position. And sometimes that is probably true. But I think it depends on the player, not the position. A great position with a bishop will easily be defeated by a poor position with a knight if the person with the bishop doesn't know what to do.
WRONG! You can't tell me the position is great for White because player X is playing White and then say the same position is bad for White because player Y sucks at Bishop endings.
If you suck at Bishop endings, you suck at chess! PERIOD!
You do not need to know every opening. If you don't know the Najdorf, and you don't play 1.e4 as White or Sicilian as Black, there is no reason to know it.
However, you need to know all endings. Does not matter if you play the French, Dragon, or Alekhine against 1.e4. You still have to know what to do when your game reaches a rook ending! At that point, who the f*ck cares whether you got there via Latvian Gambit or Colle System?
Yes I can say that because I've seen it. Sometimes someone will have a good position, and not know how to win it. Sometimes the person with the worse position wins, simply because they know more about winning with certain peices and positions.