i heared from you guys, 'study endgames' 'master endgames' 'study Endgames first' but how? all endgames study i see is boring and long, if you have a suggestion, dont hesitate
Maybe should i buy Silman complete endgame book?
Silman is one of the worst authors: it is neither complete, nor correct.
Fundamental Chess Endings by Müller & Lamprecht is good, endorsed by Carlsen.
You can also study annotated grandmaster games.
'The best way to learn endings, as well as openings, is from the games of the masters.' - Capablanca
You can also work on endgame studies.
'To my way of thinking, Troitzky has no peer among endgame composers;
no one else has composed so many and such varied endings of the first rank.' - Capablanca
Silman's book is a good buy, but only if you use it the way he intends. It's sorted by rating, so you read your own section and the ones below it, and skip the rest. Most people find endgame books boring because they try to read them cover to cover, like a novel. Nobody learns endgames that way.
What made it click for me: play the positions, don't just read them.
1. Learn a few endgames at a time, in a sensible order.
- King + queen vs king, then king + rook vs king (mate within the move limit, without stalemating)
- King + pawn vs king: opposition and key squares. This is the most important one, because almost every pawn endgame comes down to it.
- Rook endgames: the Philidor position (how to defend) and the Lucena position (building a
With just these, you already handle a big share of the endgames you'll actually reach in games.
2. Set up the position and play it out. On lichess, use the board editor, then "Continue from here" against the computer, or against a friend. Try to win it (or hold the draw) 3 times in a row before moving on. If
it goes wrong, open the analysis board: with 7 pieces or fewer it shows the tablebase, so spoiled it.
3. Come back to it a few days later. You'll forget half of it, and that's normal. Replaying ts what makes it stick, not reading the chapter again.
4. Look at your own games. When one of your games reaches an endgame, go back to the moment yyou actually lost stays in your memory much better than a diagram in a book.
5. Try the Practice section here (lichess.org/practice). It has free interactive lessons on checkmates and basic pawn endgames.
Once you're comfortable with all that, 100 Endgames You Must Know is the next step up.
Disclosure: I built chessendings.com for exactly this problem. You play the endgames against stubbornly as it can, and when you make a mistake it explains what went wrong. You can try itfor free. The method above works just as well without it, though: the key is to play the positions, not just read about them.
@JustAChessPlayer177 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/b2u0ePuZ)
> i heared from you guys, 'study endgames' 'master endgames' 'study Endgames first' but how? all endgames study i see is boring and long, if you have a suggestion, dont hesitate
> Maybe should i buy Silman complete endgame book?
Once I saw "boring" - You don't really love chess itself.
Think of it this way: you can study "exciting" openings and drown yourself in long variations (which you will certainly forget before you get to use them), or study "interesting" middlegame strategies (which, when it finally comes up in a game, you would have forgotten what needs to be done); Or, you can study endgames and develop a good method to outplay your opponents in a part of the game you gave actual, useful study time to.
The only thing that makes chess boring is you. Studying different aspects of the game is not 'boring' - it is a passage we all must go through. Embrace the moment and the study naterial. "Pretend" you like it. Lie to yourself. Find a partner to study with (BIG DIFFERENCE). Chess is played by two - and should be studied with a partner for instant feedback. If not, you are running a marathon hopping on one leg.
So, to answer your question, it's been done before 100's of time here. Do some searches. Compile. Eliminate the noise. Do the work. Being lazy about it means you say it is 'boring' and nobody believes you.
The conceit of Silman's book is that endgame is a necessary evil and his book can protect you from excessive exposure.
Endgame books are often used as references (like dictionaries or encyclopedias) and the organisation of his book is awful in that role.
@ChessPriyome said [^](/forum/redirect/post/uRMQRIrg)
> > i heared from you guys, 'study endgames' 'master endgames' 'study Endgames first' but how? all endgames study i see is boring and long, if you have a suggestion, dont hesitate
> > Maybe should i buy Silman complete endgame book?
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> Once I saw "boring" - You don't really love chess itself.
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> Think of it this way: you can study "exciting" op...
i love chess but endgames are super tough for me to learn
Please tell me the links where i can study endgames on lichess platform here
, guys ?, thanks
@Lstein
There is material concerning pawn endgames and rook endgames in https://lichess.org/practice.
You can also find studies concerning various endgames in https://lichess.org/study .
I also use tablebase in the Analysis board to know the evaluation of a given endgame
and to know which moves lead to win/draw/loss and why.
"... Silman’s Complete Endgame Course ... I'm convinced that Silman's book will take its place in history as one of the most popular endgame books ever. ... He writes in a clear and casual style, and time and again has shown the ability to reach those who feel intimidated by the lofty approach that a grandmaster will often take. ..." - IM John Watson (2007)
https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/theres-an-end-to-it-all
https://www.amazon.com/Silmans-Complete-Endgame-Course-Beginner/dp/1890085103?asin=B00H273OJS&revisi5a3244f2&format=2&depth=1
https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9026.pdf
http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Fundamental_Chess_Endings.pdf
@tpr said in #2:
> ... 'The best way to learn endings, as well as openings, is from the games of the masters.' - Capablanca
> ... 'To my way of thinking, Troitzky has no peer among endgame composers;
no one else has composed so many and such varied endings of the first rank.' - Capablanca
As I understand it, it is rather difficult to find specific Capablanca commentary on post-1942 approaches to endgame instruction. I would imagine that he did not have a very strong objection to what could be found on the subject in A Primer of Chess.
If you don't find it fun, try endgame compositions! They still help you learn about endgames while also having a beautiful finish. I would also recommend endgame tactics. it is not really an endgame book, but I would recommend a classic: 1000 checkmate compositions, as it has lots of endgame puzzles and they are explained well
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