the most annoying stage in chess

the stage after the middle game  and before the endgame (in between them)

at this stage there is usually 3 minor pieces or 4 minor piece

its not theoretical position

its not endgame u see in the books

i got confused and paralysed and dont know what to do except exchange pieces

all my blunders at this stage

i waste alot of time at this stage

iam good player at other stages

is there a material or book  deal with this ???

the strategy in middle game differ than the strategy at this stage

iam good positional player and already have many strategic books (silman's books

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 No offense....But, a good positional player will understand where the pawns need to be placed based on the material on the board and which pieces to exchange/activate etc...

But, I believe there is a book called from middlegame to endgame...Don't know how good it is though.  Believe it was by mednis who I respect as an author. 

thx , i will check this one

Study the endgame. 

What you need to learn how to do is visualize a plan that will take you from the mess coming out of the middlegame to an endgame you know how to win (or draw if you're worse).

This involves both a good understanding of strategy (as mentioned above), but a mastery of endgames.

In my own OTB play, I suffer from largely the same problem. The number of games I've lost because I didn't understand that the trade I was about to make created a position that was bad for me is frankly sad. I'm getting better, but the key to getting better is knowing the endgame theory really well to start with.

 

Start with Endgame Strategy by Shereshevsky. After you feel comfortable that you have mastered that material the next book to study is Positional Chess Handbook by Gelfer. That should do it.

(Where the opponent is saddled with one weakness you need to create a second weakness to win. I define an endgame weakness as a square that has to be defended by a piece. Just follow this sequence.

A. Stop counter-play first!

B. Centralize your king

C. Attack the weakness and tie his pieces down to its defense.

D. Maximize the location of your pieces.

E. Repair any small positional defects you may have while he is in the bind.

F. Push pawns on the opposite wing from the first weakness.

G. Exchange pawns to open lines and create a second weakness.

H. Shift the attack to the second weakness.

I. Win material or create a passed pawn.

Splane what a great answer!

OMG! You mean it is possible to win after the middlegame?

thx very much

i rly needed an algorithm for this  stage

and u put it

thats what i rly want

thx thx

and for Endgame Strategy by Shereshevsky

i checked it in amazon

and i found great reviews and thats is the book that i will buy

again thank u for  this valuable informations

Here's all you will need, just two books--

"Tactical Chess Exchanges" and "Exchanging to Win in the Endgame," both written by Gennady Nesis, former World Correspondence Champion.

Q.E.D.

**And you owe me 5 cents.  

"Endgame Strategy by Shereshevsky" is also excellent.  But it might not cover the "transition period," between middlegame and endgame, as well as the two Nesis books.

P.S. All your games are either bullet or blitz.  How can you possibly "follow an algorithm" (as mentioned above) at those speeds?

I have Nesis Tactics in the French, and love it. He's a very under-rated author in my opinion. 

most annoying stage is when opponents knight moves between king and queen....