Chess Endgame Study: Personal Analysis #1

This endgame series will focus on my personal endgames. In this video I discuss fighting it out even when you're behind in material and/or positional strength to get as much endgame practice as you can. Make your opponents earn the win!

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[mboylan74]

Ive only recently found your videos and I have to say, I think theyre great. I really enjoy learning from them & will soon be checking out your website. Your efforts are really appreciated.

[jrobichess]

Thanks for checking it out M!

[StratChess]

Great Video, Jrobi. I have a question for you. What do you suggest to learn first - endgames, middlegames, or the openings?

[jrobichess]

I recommend learning all at the same time. A lot of grandmasters recommend studying all aspects of the game in certain amounts. Check my website for a summary of what I was able to find about this question right on the main page. Thanks for checking out the vid!

[smashinsomething]

Every time you said 'The Kind eats up all the pawns' I couldn't help but add munching sound effects XD. Great video as usual!

[jrobichess]

hehe thanks for checking it out! =)

[fezzjr]

At 6:30 it was a pretty straight forward draw

[YtubeUserr]

@gotaids Black's h-pawn is passed

[spada21]

I agree: Let the opponent earn the win instead of resigning. I have won several games since typically the opponent with a strong position may get careless thinking the game is already won. There is so much to learn in the endgames.

[picture12345678]

at 7:04 i believe you missed a game winning move-pawn to a4. The king would have to take and you could merely march your pawn to victory...

[eljayz101]

At 7:00 what happens if a4?

[lawltaxcuts]

@KingRingSting

I had similar thoughts when I first saw it but then I realized g5+ by black was a killer blow. If white takes the g5 pawn black pushes either e3 or g3, then once whites pawn takes he pushes the other pawn to promotion. If white decides to take on e4 blacks h pawn runs down the board unopposed and white can't make it back in time due to the pawn on g4. Also blacks king just runs in front of the d pawn if white starts to push it so that doesn't help.

[lawltaxcuts]

You played your side really well. There aren't any improvements I could see on your game. Congratulations with the victory! Also do you have a chess rating? I'm guessing you're somewhere in the range of Class B to expert.

[gotaids]

I'd argue that, after the queen exchange, white's passed d pawn, potential for connected passed pawns with the exchange of the c pawns, black's distance from the queen side, and black's lack of a passed pawn all make up for the 1 pawn down. That's just me though.