Top 25 Chess Endgame Principles - Endgame Concepts, Ideas | Basic Chess Endgame Principles and Plans

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Clear and easy to follow, WITH EXAMPLES - the top 25 chess ENDGAME principles that EVERY chess player needs to know.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:29 - #1 - Watch out for stalemate
0:50 - #2 - Activate your king
1:07 - #3 - Centralize your king
1:25 - #4 - Passed pawns should be pushed
1:52 - #5 - Try to create passed pawns
2:11 - #6 - Passed pawns should be supported by your pieces
2:50 - #7 - King and Queen checkmate idea
3:11 - #8 - King and Rook checkmate idea
3:33 - #9 - Two Bishops checkmate idea
3:57 - #10 - Knight and Bishop checkmate idea
4:54 - #11 - Two Knights checkmate idea
5:17 - #12 - Flank pawns are hard to stop (especially for Knights)
5:45 - #13 - 2 Connected pawns on 6th rank beat a rook
6:19 - #14 - Further advanced pawns are more valuable
7:11 - #15 - Opposition is important in King and Pawn endings
8:12 - #16 - Rooks go behind passed pawns
8:43 - #17 - Connected passed pawns are best, then protected, then flank
9:16 - #18 - Opposite colored bishop endings are drawish
10:07 - #19 - Bishops better than knights with pawns on both sides of board
10:26 - #20 - In Queen endings, watch out for perpetual check
11:07 - #21 - In Rook endings, cut off opponent's king
11:42 - #22 - Rooks should be put far away from other pieces
12:30 - #23 - Wrong bishop and flank pawn is a draw
13:40 - #24 - Zugzwang!
14:48 - #25 - Knights can't lose a tempo
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About this video:
These chess endgame principles cover things like Opposition, Zugzwang, Losing Tempo and much more. Additionally, you will learn the basic ideas of the King and Queen checkmate, the King and Rook checkmate, the 2 Bishops checkmate, the Knight and Bishop checkmate, and the 2 Knight checkmate (actually draw). Chess endgame principles are crucial to help you win the end of your chess games. These chess endings principles will take your chess strategy to the next level. These chess concepts and ideas are crucial to improve at chess. One of the best ways to improve your chess strategy, is to learn these important chess principles. These chess strategies will help your chess rating grow very rapidly. These chess principles are beneficial to beginners, intermediate chess players and advanced chess players as well. There are some beginner chess principles, some intermediate chess principles, and some advanced chess principles.
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@rossmurray8159 2 жыл бұрын

At the 16:15 point of the video Nelson said: "there's something about the way that knights move ..." That "something" is that knights always move to an opposite color square. If their king is constantly moving between the same two squares, they return to the same square every even number of moves. So, If you are only moving your knight, on every even number of moves the knight will return to the same color square.

@ChessVibesOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I cringe when I re-watch that part of the video lol

@levistepanian5341 2 жыл бұрын

Lol dude it's alright,

@qqw743 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry if this is too pedantic or detailed, but strictly speaking, it's *not* about the color of the square. The real issue is that knights cannot attack the same square they have been attacking once they move. That's because of the shape of a knight move. It must move two squares in one direction and one to a side; and when you do that, you are no longer attacking the same square. As an illustration regarding why this is not strictly a question of square color, consider a queen. Suppose it is on e4 right next to a pawn, attacking it. The queen can move to e5 and continue to attack the pawn, even though the e5 square is of a different color.

@crazedvidmaker 2 жыл бұрын

@@qqw743 your description explains why you can't be attacking the same square one turn later with a knight. Ross' proof explains why this is true for any possible path - why you must always make an even number of moves with a knight to attack the same square. And note that 1 is an odd number, so the way I see it your explanation proves a strict subset of the cases Ross' does, and so it is less useful and less general.

@adventurer3288 2 жыл бұрын

@@qqw743 Yea I think they meant how a knight can't "loop around" and control a different square

@esta7763 3 жыл бұрын

Okay, I don't think I'm gonna play chess again until I have seen all your videos and memorized them. You do really well explaining these concepts.

@ChessVibesOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Haha appreciate that!

@Ikyou34 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChessVibesOfficial true that

@aiden7245 2 жыл бұрын

The best way to learn is by using the principles and applying them and learning first hand why you did that. This is something we learn while playing just memorizing will take you longer. take it step by step and if you are scared of losing points then just do a new account to train or make a new account while you are reasy to climb.

@landonbgaming2478 Жыл бұрын

Ik this is a joke but it's better to apply it in puzzles, adding more and more at a time until you learn the amount you want to

@benfinegoldsociety8312 Жыл бұрын

He's a really good teacher. To cement the concept, don't just remember the principles. Look at the positions he has given and play them out. Both as black and white. The more time you spend in the position the more personal it becomes. Not only will you remember the principles, you will have the technique to finish from the positions and you will know what positions to aim for as part of endgame planning. So not only are the principles given important, the positions that are shown have to be remembered too. If you can't reach that position you can't apply the principle. Cheers and share the video. I've shared to countless friends they love these vids.

@scottbignell 2 жыл бұрын

"Creating Opposition" with a king and pawn against one's opponent's king is a revelation for me! It will serve me to no end after always falling into draws in those scenarios. Thanks.

@Skinok_skin 10 ай бұрын

Me too

@giftkukwa7644 9 ай бұрын

Have been learning through all your videos ever since I was a beginner with an ELO rating of 800 but 1 year ago now am an an expert (2050) because of the videos Your videos are really helpful more especially for beginners and advanced players I would like to thank you once again for your effort that has helped me become almost a chess master

@mysteryGuySaysHi 2 жыл бұрын

so many GMs and super GMs lost to Carlsen though they had a textbook draw against him because he just pushed them to make the draw on the board and they blundered as though they forget the mentioned principles. great compilation always most useful to refresh your endgame principles whatever level you might be on

@majormononoke8958 2 жыл бұрын

Only because you know, doenst mean you know to execute it or more diffcult in the heat of action.

@mysteryGuySaysHi 2 жыл бұрын

@@majormononoke8958 exactly what I implied but that's for explaining

@seanhallahan9142 2 жыл бұрын

My end game is trash. If I can’t overwhelm in mid game I end up screwed

@vroyen 2 жыл бұрын

Same here it is crucial to keep playing different players and work out your endgame conundrums. These principles are great.

@cillianryan1065 2 жыл бұрын

Endgames is really good to study

@kevintao3973 6 ай бұрын

13:30 you can actually push the pawn to h7: If black king moves away, you promote If black king blocks the pawn, you checkmate with bishop

@Alex-rx5uh 2 жыл бұрын

For me you have the best chess tutorials on YT. Your sound and video is good quality. your voice is plezant and your content is very to the point. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing.

@Sunny-dy8wt 3 жыл бұрын

Hi I just want to say that your videos are really informative and high quality! You are really helping me grow as a chess player 💜

@ChessVibesOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! Thanks for the comment!

@luketownsend5048 2 жыл бұрын

15:50 an easy way to look at that might be to remember that knights always change their square colour when they move. Therefore the king in that example can hop between black and white squares and know that the knight is stuck doing the same thing wherever he goes. Maybe that makes the concept easier to grasp?

@QuinlanShanley Жыл бұрын

Thank you, this has been really helpful. I would just add to tip 15, there are two types of opposition. Tip 15 covers direct opposition well, when the kings are close, but you may also need to understand distant opposition for situations when the kings are not close.

@viktorvondoom9119 5 ай бұрын

Just to refresh, you have the opposition when you place your king on the same file/rank as the enemy king and the number of squares between both kings is uneven right?

@keldguldhammer592 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos man, thumbs up - You go for a maximized board, while still retaining a decent size personal place. Thats great. You are also clear and easy to understand (a relief compared to other big youtubers) - My only advice is that I miss a bit more infographics now and then - especially when you mention openings or mention special names/titles. Putting in an easy to read info text/sign right after you say them, would really do magic, especially for all us non-native english speaking people. Thank you for giving out your knowledge, and thank you for making my regular opponent really frustrated in our last game - he sensed something had changed, and complained about it - but he had it coming, as he was quite arrogant the last months, because he had the edge...that's not the case now, after I have seen some of your videos haha. ;-) Best regards Keld

@ChessVibesOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the suggestion, Keld! I will see about trying to add more infographics going forward! Haha, I'm glad you're able to use the info against your regular opponent. Best of luck in future games!

@siegniteyt1096 2 жыл бұрын

Simple and straight to the point. I really liked it! It's easy to understand.

@danepiker7410 2 жыл бұрын

Learned some much needed endgame technique. Thank you

@mams2000 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, very clear, it's introducing me to work on my endgames

@robincoppock4679 2 жыл бұрын

just want to add my voice to all the people saying your teaching style is so good. You have such a clear understanding of the concepts, and you don't mince words. you tell us what we need to know to get better, and you show us what we need to do. you make the concepts into something more cohesive and big-picture than just 'here's what moves you make.'

@davegrundgeiger9063 2 ай бұрын

The pacing of your videos is fantastic! I just discovered your channel and I'm really looking forward to watching more!

@petergreen5337 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much publisher. Another lesson in your series which find clear and friendly to the novice. Thank you.

@lotsofblots2.045 7 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation with just enough examples to get us thinking about it on a deeper level. Thank you!

@sanjaypatel-oh9gl 3 жыл бұрын

Nelson your videos are awesome. I’ve been playing casually for many years, My online rating is around 1700 but I didn’t know a good % of your tips or principles. Thank you

@ChessVibesOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Sanjay! Glad they're helping 👍

@drandrewdobo 2 жыл бұрын

I learn so much by watching your videos. They're great. You break things down so when you tells us what to do, you explain why. So many of the KZfaqrs are really great chess players but terrible teachers. I tried them all and settled here. Chess Vibes has improved my skill more than hours and hours of other youtube teachers. Thanks, keep doing what you do. Don't get me wrong, I learn from a of them, but the highest rated are rarely thebest teachers.

@ChessVibesOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Andrew, means a lot 👍

@ConstructiveMinds100 2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more.

@tudski 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video. Thank you!

@kartikayerishi9413 2 жыл бұрын

Simply Brilliant! Amazing Content!

@BigChungus2299 3 жыл бұрын

Instructive video. Looking forward to going through your other content as well.

@ChessVibesOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Chris, appreciate that!

@raresmarcu9453 Жыл бұрын

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@emilydivis6369 3 жыл бұрын

A quick proof of why Principle 25 is true: Whenever a knight makes a move, it lands on a square of the opposite color of the square it started from. That means a knight will always only be attacking squares opposite the color the knight is standing on. If the knight is currently attacking a specific square, and then the knight moves, it will now occupy a square the same color as the target square - meaning it is no longer attacking the target square. In the given example, the knight is hoping to block the king from moving onto the target light square. However, the knight's moves are perfectly synchronized with the king's moves; both are alternating between a light square and a dark square, the knight because it's forced to and the king because that's the best strategy. They are both on dark squares at the moment. The knight is already attacking the target square. It will only be able to attack that square after making some even number of moves. But after the knight has made any number of moves, the king has made that many moves minus one - since the knight goes first. Whenever the knight is attacking that square, it has made an even number of moves and the king has made an odd number of moves. Therefore, any time it is possible for the knight to attack the light square, the king is already standing on it. That is why the knight can never prevent the king from moving to that square in this position; it can only put him in check (unless the king's move pattern changes).

@ChessVibesOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Very well said! Thanks for sharing that example!

@sisypheheureux1874 2 жыл бұрын

6:19, 11:07, 13:41, 14:48 These principles came out handy for me

@levistepanian5341 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I already knew all of these! I feel like a champ!

@reiniersmits5195 2 жыл бұрын

Little addition to the last principle: Knights only attack 1 colour and can't move while attacking the same squares. If the Knight is on a light square and wants to be on a dark in the same situation, the opponent draws if his manoeuvres are an even number

@laffiny Жыл бұрын

great summary. i like how you focus on principles. You should do a video on " what questions should you ask yourself in general and in what order"

@johnporcella2375 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanations. I learnt a lot!

@alejandrogutierrez6923 Жыл бұрын

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@ChessVibesOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated Nora! Thanks for the kind words!

@philkalus5720 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent instruction !! Thank you !

@ChessVibesOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@jamesreed4483 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice video. Great refresher. thank you.

@joeleidig2199 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! This was very useful!

@mrpsokolowski Жыл бұрын

the best ever series about chess prinicples from different stages!!! respect!

@lisafoadstock1452 Жыл бұрын

Ty this helped me gonna go through description videos for step by step too

@Gyallarhorn1 2 жыл бұрын

"Zugzwang" is actually a german word and pronounced very differently. The Z is usually pronounced like the "ts" in "cats". Zug is basically a "move" in chess. So you make a "Zug"(move) in german. Zwang means "Force". Like to force someone or something. It is pronounced like "swung", but with the Z instead of an s. Of course again pronounced like the "ts" in "Cats."

@PhillipAmthor Жыл бұрын

@BIGFOOOOOT hey it was pronounced zuccswag!

@minoz55 8 ай бұрын

Tsoog-tswung would be very close 😊

@sureshlaxman8629 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative and lots of learning .. thanks 🙏

@dannyshaw4057 2 жыл бұрын

What I like about this vid - and basically all of Chess Vibes vids - is you learn something right out of the gate, but it is also worthwhile coming back and reviewing as you improve; as you get slightly better you can a) review the advice, and b) see how the advice applies in a slightly more complex way.

@Chriiichriii 3 жыл бұрын

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@raamasimhaareddykonala996 Жыл бұрын

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@dificulttocure 3 ай бұрын

15:50 The Knight not being able to remove the king from there is very easy to demonstrate. A knight can only attack and move to squares of the opposite color to where he is at. So if its your time to move and your knight is in the same color as the enemy king, you can never attack a square that is adjacent to the king with your next move.

@Walkman0007 Жыл бұрын

Hey Great video man! thanks! do you have something specifically on pawn structures in endgame how to play? different setups and situations how to deal with e.g. rook vs rook and few pawns

@jeffrey3498 10 ай бұрын

Your videos are excellent! Thanks so much!

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@josephsalmonte4995 2 жыл бұрын

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@vlnow 10 ай бұрын

I know this is an old video, but just want to say thanks for all the free advice you have given me. At my level ( 1250 to 1350) i have found your videos the most helpful.

@GreenHope42 Жыл бұрын

Great overview of endgame principles 🥰

@WunentertainmentStringman 2 жыл бұрын

really good video bro, thank You!

@tonypeter8209 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your lesson 🙏

@viplavvivek4814 3 жыл бұрын

excellent series of vids

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Very useful. Thank you

@DEEPAK-jj3sn 2 жыл бұрын

Dear sir, your recent video session on top 25 end game principles is very interesting, instructive and provide excellent guidelines for such categories of end game. Usually any ending comes within the preview of one of the types of endings very nearly. By studying this session, one can tackle chess endings with confidence. Your analytical commentry is like free flow of accurate words and technical phrases. For every chess player, it is must. Looking forward for such studious session Thanks. Dmbhangaonkar

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Glad it was helpful!

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Thanks, Reinaldo! So close!

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@@ChessVibesOfficial 1K subscribers! Congrats! :)

@JFBassett2050 2 жыл бұрын

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Great video!

3 жыл бұрын

Great video Nelson !

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You're good at teaching. You explain showing what you mean, you're a natural at what you're doing!

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Thank you for making this video

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@ChessVibesOfficial 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, appreciate that!

@irondoger 2 жыл бұрын

Good information explained well

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Thankyou

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Thanks!

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excellent videos. Can you do a playlist of the pirc and king's indian defence and king's indian attack?

@harleykf1 3 жыл бұрын

Principle 25 holds because of the way knights move. Knights always change the colour of the square they are on, whereas bishops always stay on the same colour. As a sidenote, principle 24 is really important to consider. I failed to convert a winning endgame against a strong player OTB partly because I didn't consider the possibility of zugzwang. Funnily enough, that endgame also included principle 5 (creating passed pawns), and many others.

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@swapanmukherjee7978 2 жыл бұрын

Very nicely reported sir . Thank you

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Glad you liked it!

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i used to play chess when as a kid, without even knowing their names i memorized the rules. now at 18 its been a month i continued and i'm getting good at this real fast. your videos help alot

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@kirillzakharov7336 2 жыл бұрын

Another thing about passed pawns. if you have a pawn majority even by 1, and you can not promote your passed pawn, push it anyway. Force the enemy King to capture it, thus moving away from their own pawns, so your King can pick those up. This only works if you have more than one pawn.

@tomhavinga520 10 ай бұрын

Very useful

@levistepanian5341 2 жыл бұрын

End games are my favorite part!

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love your videos, I went from 1200 on lichess to 1500 in a month by watching your stuff

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How do I get to 1200! Stuck at 500 lol!

@kameronerdman5870 2 жыл бұрын

@@paulsubzak start with a simpler video like something about easy openings you could use. Pick an opening for white and black and study them and practice them until you get them down and then try something else

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@therealmagmalord3479 Жыл бұрын

Good video, I knew most of these sadly but I play a good endgame for my level anyway so it doesnt matter much, yet.

@phase0400 2 жыл бұрын

In this position at 2:23 its actually better if black captures the pawn as you are still a pawn up and now that the rooks are out of the equation (The king cant take as the pawns guarded by whites rook) and after trading White has a winning position.

@proprinters 2 жыл бұрын

Could you post them in list format? Want to print out and focus on the ones that I did not know

@TommyCurrell 8 ай бұрын

I had the king and rook endgame vs the Michaelangelo bot in the chess app. That game I learnt about stalemate draw from not winning in a certain amount of turns. I was so upset but I finally beat him the day after :)

@paullinroest 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thanks for making it. Is the reason the knight cannot loose a tempo in your example is because both the king and the knight have a two move cadence? Meaning knights are going from black to white and back again. The king just happens to be making the same number of moves, from the checking square to the black square and then back again.

@ChessVibesOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Paul, that's the idea. Because the knight has to keep switching colors, it can never lose a tempo like a bishop or rook could.