Chess endgame practice
Endgames decide close games, so these positions drop you straight into the technique: rook and pawn, queen versus pawn, minor-piece and king-and-pawn races. Play each one out against the engine until the winning method is automatic, then test it in a full game or on thepuzzle board.
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Queen vs lone kingQueen · Easy · Checkmate with the queen.PractiseRook vs lone kingRook · Easy · Deliver the ladder-style rook mate.PractiseTwo rooks ladderRook · Easy · Push the king to the edge and mate.PractiseLucena positionRook · Hard · Build a bridge and promote the pawn.PractisePhilidor defenceRook · Hard · Convert the extra pawn against active defence.PractiseOpposition duelPawn · Medium · Win the opposition and promote.PractiseRule of the squarePawn · Easy · Race the pawn home.PractiseOutside passed pawnPawn · Medium · Use the far pawn as a decoy.PractiseBishop and knight mateMinor piece · Hard · Drive the king to the right corner.PractiseTwo bishops mateMinor piece · Medium · Squeeze the king into a corner.PractiseKnight and pawnMinor piece · Medium · Shepherd the pawn to promotion.PractiseQueen vs pawn on the 7thQueen · Hard · Stop the pawn and mate.Practise