Endgame lessons
Pick a position, learn the plan, and find the important moves on the board before you start the timed drill.
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When should you premove?
Learn which moves are safe to queue and when to wait for the board.
Essential mates
5 lessonsQueen mate
foundation
Bring your queen and king together, then drive the king to a corner.
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Rook mate
foundation
Cut the king off rank by rank and finish with opposition.
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Two-bishop mate
intermediate
Use both diagonals and your king to drive the king into a corner.
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Bishop + knight mate
advanced
Drive the king to the corner controlled by your bishop.
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Ladder mate
foundation
Use alternating rook checks to force the king to the edge.
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Pawn endings
7 lessonsKey squares
foundation
Move your king to a key square before advancing the pawn.
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Opposition
intermediate
Use opposition to force the defending king away from the pawn file.
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Pawn race
intermediate
Count both pawn routes and include any promotion with check.
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Outside passed pawn
intermediate
Make the king chase one passed pawn while your king attacks the other wing.
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Passed pawn race
foundation
Push a passed pawn when the defending king cannot catch it.
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Pawn breakthrough
intermediate
Sacrifice two pawns to create a passed pawn on the other wing.
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Catch the passed pawn
foundation
Take the shortest king route to the pawn’s promotion square.
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Rook endings
4 lessonsRook vs passed pawn
foundation
Stop an advanced pawn with checks from behind and the side.
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Lucena position
advanced
Use the Lucena bridge to stop side checks and promote.
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Rook behind the passer
advanced
Advance a protected passer while keeping the rook active behind it.
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Philidor defense
advanced
Hold a rook ending by guarding the third rank, then checking from behind.
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Minor-piece endings
5 lessonsBishop vs knight
intermediate
Use the bishop’s range to support the pawn and restrict the knight.
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Same-color bishops
intermediate
Use two passed pawns to overload the defending bishop.
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Opposite-color bishops
advanced
Use two separated passed pawns against a bishop on the other color.
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Knight + pawn vs king
intermediate
Use the knight and king to force the defending king away from the pawn.
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Wrong bishop + rook pawn
foundation
Hold the draw when the bishop cannot control the pawn’s promotion corner.
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