Recently I posted Part 3 of my popular King and pawn endgame homework series. One of my former students (who is now a chess coach himself), commented that he found Part 2 on my blog but couldn’t find Part 1. It seems that somehow it disappeared years ago when I migrated my website. After someContinueContinue reading “Basic King and Pawn Endgames”
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Why Young Chess Players Should Focus on Pawn Endgames
Opening courses and books get all the love from consumers. However, it is of much greater practical importance for young chess players wishing to get better at chess to spend time mastering basic endgame techniques instead of investing hours of time memorizing lines of openings made fashionable by popular chess streamers. My advice on thisContinueContinue reading “Why Young Chess Players Should Focus on Pawn Endgames”
Chess Homework 2
The chess homework in section two is all about king and pawn endgames. I selected some of my favorite instructional problems of this kind and placed them in order of ascending difficulty. If your child is stumped by any of these problems he/she should seek out a Torres Chess and Music Academy teacher for an explanation. Remember to “like” the TorresContinueContinue reading “Chess Homework 2”