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It is very important to learn endgames in chess
Question is how exactly much. If you blunder in early-midgame, endgame skill won't help much when opponent has three pawns and a bishop vs your one pawn :)
For players under 800 I recommend learning how to win with:
Queen only
Rook only
2 rooks
All other endgame study can wait (unless you find it really fun to learn opposition and winning/drawing with 1 pawn in which case go for it). But otherwise if you’re under 800 your time is better spent on hanging piece tactics and playing some slower time control games like 15/10
Queen only
Rook only
2 rooks
All other endgame study can wait (unless you find it really fun to learn opposition and winning/drawing with 1 pawn in which case go for it). But otherwise if you’re under 800 your time is better spent on hanging piece tactics and playing some slower time control games like 15/10
CoachRhys wrote:
For players under 800 I recommend learning how to win with:
Queen only
Rook only
2 rooks
All other endgame study can wait (unless you find it really fun to learn opposition and winning/drawing with 1 pawn in which case go for it). But otherwise if you’re under 800 your time is better spent on hanging piece tactics and playing some slower time control games like 15/10
Queen only
Rook only
2 rooks
All other endgame study can wait (unless you find it really fun to learn opposition and winning/drawing with 1 pawn in which case go for it). But otherwise if you’re under 800 your time is better spent on hanging piece tactics and playing some slower time control games like 15/10
This sounds right. At near beginner levels, how to avoid obvious blunders is the most crucial skill to learn. If an endgame is reached, it is almost sure that one side will have a crushing advantage. Thus the importance of learning the mates suggested by @CoachRhys. The higher you go in rating the more likely, and thus more important, other endgames become. Capablanca's famous advice to study the endgame first was obviously aimed at players who were already somewhat proficient at all phases of the game.
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