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►facebook.com ►twitter.com This video covers how to successfully promote your pawn once you’ve obtained the Lucena Position by building a bridge with your rook. Internet Chess Club chessclub.com

►twitch.tv ►twitter.com This is an important endgame position to be familiar with involving rook pawns, and bishops (of the wrong color) that are not able to control the queening/promotion square. Internet Chess Club chessclub.com

►facebook.com ►twitter.com This is a collection of 5 endgame chess puzzles. Can you go 5/5 by finding the correct solutions to all of them? Internet Chess Club www.chessclub.com

►facebook.com ►twitter.com This is a collection of 5 endgame chess puzzles. Can you go 5/5 by finding the correct solutions to all of them? Internet Chess Club www.chessclub.com

Visit my personal web site www.jrobichess.com for a variety of free chess resources and training materials. ———————————————- http – Follow me on Twitter ———————————————- The world needs more chess shirts – get some gear here: jrobichess.spreadshirt.com ———————————————- This endgame series focuses on my personal endgames. In this particular game, both sides were dead even. Over the course of the blitz game both sides pressed into the position to see what would happen. Two key mistakes were made, but my opponent missed mine and I was able to capitalize on his. Checking your games after you play is very important, and there’s always something to be learned by doing so.

Lesson #53: In this collection of endgame studies, a FIDE-rated player methodically explains how to get the best result (win/draw) out of a commonly-arising endgame. Fundamental or intricate, each position is explored with analysis addressing players of many levels. Hopefully your endgame understanding and consequent performance will improve in leaps and bounds – good luck with your chess!

Lesson #33: Triangulation / opposition – In my opinion, the most challenging concept to understand, and the most important underlying mechanism behind king and pawn endings. In thiscollection of endgame studies, a FIDE-rated player methodically explains how to get the best result (win/draw) out of a commonly-arising endgame. Fundamental or intricate, each position is explored with analysis addressing players of many levels. Hopefully your endgame understanding and consequent performance will improve in leaps and bounds – good luck with your chess!