This Single Position Teaches 10 Crucial Endgame Lessons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRV2kSIhy0g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1IeoXAtnAU 🔵 My Chessable Courses: https://chessable.com/drcan ♟️ Find me on Chess.com: DrCanChess ♟️ Find me on Lichess: cantosh 🏆 2022 Chessable Community Author of the Year! https://www.chessable.com/blog/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2022-chessable-awards/ 🏆 2023 Chessable Best Tactics Course of the Year! https://www.chessable.com/fundamental-chess-calculation-skills/course/123333/ 🏆 2024 Chessable Author of the Year! https://www.chessable.com/blog/annoucing-the-winners-of-the-2024-chessable-awards/ Connect on https://bsky.app/profile/drcanchess.bsky.social Connect on https://twitter.com/Drcanchess Go Chessable Pro using this link to support the channel: https://chessable.com/drcanpro 02:12 Pawn Breakthrough 02:40 Rule of the Square 03:58 King Stopping Both Pawns 04:28 Protected Passed Pawn 04:42 Zugzwang 05:25 Outside Passed Pawn 06:41 Advanced Split Pawns 16:44 Homework The video dives deep into a single rich pawn endgame position to extract 10 crucial endgame lessons and highlight the extreme precision required when entering pawn endgames. We see why general principles can be misleading, and it illustrates that pawn endgames must be calculated concretely, as there's no turning back once material is exchanged. Key Lessons and Patterns Covered: Don't Handwave Into Pawn Endgames: General ideas like "outside passed pawn = win" can backfire without calculation. You must check for opponent resources. Spend Time Before Committing: Entering a pawn endgame is one of the most committal decisions—use your clock and think deeply. Please watch the 'Endgame' playlist for further lessons on this theme.