Endgame Improvement

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Lemon

I keep blundering my endgames; whether it be getting draws in winning positions or getting losses in drawing positions, in some cases even losses in winning positions. I'm a free member, so how can I sharpen up my endgames?

justbefair

Your last game.  What were your thoughts in this position?  Is it a win, a draw or a loss?

Did you know that the tablebase is available in such positions? (6 pieces or less.)

I imagine you thought 49 Qc4+ was a forced draw.  What did you miss?

(Please let the OP answer.) (Please.)

I know that others will probably chime in anyway but if you go over your games and look at how you lost a clearly drawn position, you can set them up and play them 10 times versus a computer until you stop losing the position.

Lemon
justbefair wrote:
 

Your last game.  What were your thoughts in this position?  Is it a win, a draw or a loss?

Did you know that the tablebase is available in such positions? (6 pieces or less.)

I imagine you thought 49 Qc4+ was a forced draw.  What did you miss?

(Please let the OP answer.) (Please.)

I know that others will probably chime in anyway but if you go over your games and look at how you lost a clearly drawn position, you can set them up and play them 10 times versus a computer until you stop losing the position.

Hi, thanks for responding. I looked it over and realized my mistake. But please tell me, what is a tablebase?