Why Chess Endgames Are So Hard... And How To Make Learning Them Easier!

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  • Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
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Комментарии • 51

  • @susymay7831
    @susymay7831 Год назад +5

    Hidden gem channel! 💎

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much! :) Please feel free to share and subscribe so we reach more people :)

  • @tintrollking8290
    @tintrollking8290 Год назад +3

    the most intuitive chess channel

  • @tunaselikamburoglu5637
    @tunaselikamburoglu5637 Год назад +4

    Wow, this video is an absolute game-changer! The explanations are so clear and concise, and the host's enthusiasm is infectious. I love how they break down complex endgame scenarios and provide practical strategies that can be applied in real games. The interactive elements and game analysis really help reinforce the concepts. This video has definitely taken my understanding of endgames to a whole new level. Thank you for creating such a valuable resource!

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  Год назад +2

      I am so happy to hear that the video has helped you! Thank you so much for your inspiring comment!

  • @_Shadow__om
    @_Shadow__om Год назад +2

    ❤Best chess understanding i got on RUclips!!! U are underrated here..

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  Год назад +1

      Thank you soo much for your kind feedback. I am really happy to teach you these concepts.

  • @johnwade3594
    @johnwade3594 Год назад +3

    clicked on and liked video not because I’m really into chess but because I like the amount if effort you put into the thumbnail. Especially as a smaller content creator 🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much for your encouraging comments! I am doing my best :)

  • @Gilestaylor-Melodeon
    @Gilestaylor-Melodeon 9 месяцев назад +2

    This is really underrated content. Keep it up and your channel will get where it deserves

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  9 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much for your kind words 🙏 Please do not hesitate sharing the channel with your friends.

  • @antoniobanderas-h7n
    @antoniobanderas-h7n Год назад +2

    I also enjoy endgame's. It would be great to study it on this cozy channel)

  • @Gozde-s3y
    @Gozde-s3y Год назад +3

    Another great video!

  • @southernrun9048
    @southernrun9048 Год назад +2

    What a great video covering this topic. Very enlightening and and clear explanations. Please consider creating an endgame course for Chessable featuring similar endgame learning, Thanks!

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  Год назад +3

      Thank you so much for your encouraging comment! I will consider creating a similar Chessable course in the future :)

  • @masonparkman5567
    @masonparkman5567 Год назад +2

    Great insights, thank you!

  • @DanielDollinger1959
    @DanielDollinger1959 Год назад +2

    Thank-you Can. Good video. I was thinking about how to approach my end game training. I think I am going to try your suggestions.

  • @1RandomTalks
    @1RandomTalks Год назад +1

    Great video! Very instructive

  • @MarkPersoonlijk
    @MarkPersoonlijk 6 месяцев назад

    Very interesting! There is beauty in end game 😀
    Still, end game is not my highest priority yet. Unfortunately lots of chess players give up when they blunder a Queen or piece, at least in my rating range. Even when they still have an okay or better position! I miss out on end game play this way, except if I am in a bad loosing position haha. But those players aren't used to chess players who don't give up (I never give up). That's why I still can win or draw often.
    What I like about this video is your advice, using spiraling practical end games. I will think about it and will implement this. Thank you!

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  6 месяцев назад

      Super happy to hear your feedback! Endgame is indeed not so frequent in lower rating bands - as my rating climb project on YT has already shown :)

  • @EliDollinger
    @EliDollinger Год назад +1

    Excellent video. Here are some questions that came to mind.
    1. How do you identify the most critical theoretical endgames to know?
    2. Once you identify what theoretical endgame you want to learn, what is the optimal way of memorizing that endgame?
    3. What is the best way to learn endgame principles?
    4. What rook endgames should we study first?

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  Год назад +3

      Thank you for your valuable questions as always! I think they deserve a future video/book, but very briefly:
      1. From the likelihood that they actually occur in your own games. Winning with an extra pawn in a pawn endgame, or drawing with a pawn down by taking the opposition. Lucena and Philidor positions in rook endings.
      2. By repeatedly and reliably converting against an engine. Or spaced repetition.
      3. Studying from a nicely annotated strategic endgames book and/or playing instructive strategic endgames against a training partner. Then asking questions. Later you can discuss the game with a coach by going over the principles.
      4. Lucena/Philidor positions should be known by heart, but they are theoretical. When it comes to strategic rook endings, there are plenty of candidates and I have shared some with my students recently, including you :)
      The positions should be selected to highlight the spirit of the rook endings, i.e. the importance of the activity of the rook as well as the king. Also, several principles can be highlighted such as rooks belong behind the passed pawns, the importance of cutting off the enemy king or how you can sacrifice material to activate your rook and still save a draw thanks to that activity (you can internalise those by actually playing out those positions). These are all very practical principles in rook endings, which is the most frequent endgame type in chess.

    • @EliDollinger
      @EliDollinger Год назад +2

      @@Dr.CansClinic Thank you for answering my questions.

    • @fiuza78
      @fiuza78 Год назад +1

      @@Dr.CansClinic Hello Can, regarding point 2, are there a good collection of positions to convert, like in a Lichess study. I really wish Chessable had a "convert a position against 2.000 stockfish" option or something like that. I really like spaced repetition and I do a lot of Chessable. I've finished the "100 endgames you must know" book, but sometimes I can't convert a position in a game because the player goes on a different route, and the route I memorized doesn't help for that other line.

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  Год назад +1

      @@fiuza78 Hello and thank you for your question! That would be a valuable addition indeed, but I guess playing against an engine is not an option in Chessable yet. Perhaps you could manually copy/paste the FEN of the 100 endgames YMK book to a lichess study and then play against the engine from those positions. But again, I would prefer playing out/converting strategic endgames than theoretical endgames.

    • @fiuza78
      @fiuza78 Год назад +1

      @@Dr.CansClinic Thank you for your reply, Can, I really appreciate it! Do you recommend a book or another source that has those strategic endgames that we can try to convert? Btw, do you have a channel (twitter, Instagram, email) where I can drop you a private message? thank you.

  • @hanssolcer3864
    @hanssolcer3864 Год назад +1

    great, please do more on endgames, I am an endgamelover.

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much, will surely do more endgames!

    • @hanssolcer3864
      @hanssolcer3864 Год назад +1

      I give endgamelessons on a chessclub because I fully agree with you that endgameknowledge gives you more insights on how to play the middlegames. I am amazed how many clubplayers are not able to play basic endgames. Your style of teaching appeals to me. please continue. I hope you start an endgame series. Kind regards. Hans

  • @andrewbarber8825
    @andrewbarber8825 Год назад +3

    As Karpov said, if you wish to win more games, study the endgame

  • @sahhaf1234
    @sahhaf1234 Год назад

    @5:14 1....K e7 is not the best approach for black. With 1..... Kf7 and black king counterattacking white's e5 pawn and from there attacking g2 and h2 pawns, black can draw...

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  Год назад

      Thank you for this nice observation! Your idea definitely offers more resistance, given how things have gone wrong for the black king in the line I have shown. It would be a great training game position to test your defensive skills with Black!

  • @SCoreSG50
    @SCoreSG50 Год назад +1

    Awesome. However, I'm somewhat lost around 10.40 onwards on the training method to start from end games and slowly adding pieces. Will you be able to do a video on that please?

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  Год назад +2

      Noted! Will definitely cover it in a future video!

    • @SCoreSG50
      @SCoreSG50 Год назад +1

      @@Dr.CansClinic perfect! thank you :D

  • @norbertdrust9009
    @norbertdrust9009 28 дней назад

    After this and your Rook endgame video, I don’t fear the endgames! What a great feeling of confidence your instruction brings! Amazing!

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  28 дней назад

      That is soo nice to hear!! I am happy :)

  • @rotatingmind
    @rotatingmind 7 месяцев назад

    Is there a clear way to say "this position is an endgame"? Sometimes I see top players say they have entered the endgame after the queens have been exchanged. But there are also endgames with queens. So what defines a phase to be the "endgame phase"?

    • @Dr.CansClinic
      @Dr.CansClinic  7 месяцев назад +2

      Very interesting question! Ruben Fine said endgame happens when the queens are traded off. But it does not encapsulate everything. But these three are my picks that signals we are in an endgame:
      1) Material Reduction
      2) King becoming an active piece
      3) Passed Pawns Becoming Relevant as they can promote

  • @johndrake3472
    @johndrake3472 Год назад

    Everything about chess is hard - no need to watch the video to answer this.