Thankyou :), yes i will go study those, I know the first 1, 3rd and the oppostie colour biship end games, plus played few games with rook one, have you read any books on end game?
How to study end games
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Study Chess Endings Essential Knowledge by Averbach. It's only 115 pages but you will learn the most common and practical endgames. It's the only endgame book I read. Endgame study while very important is boring :)
Learn pawn structures too
There are different materials about endgames. I also think it's good to read a short book first, then look for more information if (or when) you need such.
About rook and pawn endgames, there are several positions like the Lucena position, the Philidor position and others, also there's the Tarrash rule: usually aim to place your rook behind the passed pawn (yours or your opponent's) so that the rook will have more and more squares to move along as the pawn advances.
Learn the most common basic endgames:
- king + pawn vs. king;
- multiple pawn endgames;
- king + rook vs. king;
- king + bishop + pawn(s) vs. king + bishop (+pawn(s));
- some king + rook + pawn vs. king + rook endgames.
The rest of the endgames are rare. If your preparation for the other stages of the game is not strong enough you'd better leave them for later because they'll have few impact on your play.
What's also important is to be able to analyze a middlegame position in terms of simplification - what types of endgames it could result into, so that you'd be able to decide whether to simplify. It's important what the configuration of the pawns is, not only the material quantity, also there are other factors like the colors of the bishops. So if you simplify a position by equal material exchanges you may end up in a winning, losing or drawing position, depending on exactly what you'll exchange.