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10 Golden Rules of Endgame Play

Endgames decide more games than any opening preparation ever will and yet they are often the least understood phase of chess. In this powerful new course, endgame expert Karsten Müller teams up with rising star Leon Mendonca to deliver what truly matters: 10 essential rules that every player must know.

From activating your king and rook to mastering zugzwang, creating passed pawns, and exploiting the principle of two weaknesses, this course distills complex endgame theory into clear, practical guidelines you can apply immediately.

What makes this course unique?

Each rule is brought to life through instructive, real-game examples, where Leon Mendonca works through the positions without prior knowledge, just like you would at the board. This creates an engaging, authentic learning experience that sharpens your decision-making and intuition.

And it doesn’t stop there:

Put your skills to the test with 40 additional exercises in a dedicated training chapter designed to reinforce the rules and turn knowledge into winning technique.

Simple rules. Deep understanding. Immediate results.

If you want to convert more positions, defend tougher endgames, and play with confidence when it matters most, this course is your shortcut to endgame mastery.

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This is what is delivered:
  • Fritztrainer App for Windows and Mac
  • Available as download or on DVD
  • Video course with a running time of approx. 4-8 hrs.
  • Repertoire database: save and integrate Fritztrainer games into your own repertoire (in WebApp Opening or in ChessBase)
  • Interactive exercises with video feedback: the authors present exercises and key positions, the user has to enter the solution. With video feedback (also on mistakes) and further explanations.
  • Sample games as a ChessBase database.
  • New: many Fritztrainer now also available as stream in the ChessBase video portal!
That's what the FritzTrainer App can do for you:
  • Videos can run in the Fritztrainer app or in the ChessBase program with board graphics, notation and a large function bar
  • Analysis engine can be switched on at any time
  • Video pause for manual navigation and analysis in game notation
  • Input of your own variations, engine analysis, with storage in the game
  • Learn variations: view specific lines in the ChessBase WebApp Opening with autoplay, memorize variations and practise transformation (initial position - final position).
  • Active opening training: selected opening positions are transferred to the ChessBase WebApp Fritz-online. In a match against Fritz you test your new knowledge and actively play the new opening.
Even more possibilities: Start FritzTrainer in the ChessBase program!
  • The database with all games and analyses can be opened directly.
  • Games can be easily added to the opening reference.
  • Direct evaluation with game reference, games can be replayed on the analysis board
  • Your own variations are saved and can be added to the own repertoire
  • Replay training
  • LiveBook active
  • All engines installed in ChessBase can be started for the analysis
  • Assisted Analysis
  • Print notation and diagrams (for worksheets)

Extrait vidéo

Contenu

  • Introduction
  • 10 Golden Rules
  • Activate the king
  • Activate the rook
  • Zugzwang is the sharpest endgame weapon
  • Restrict the enemy pieces
  • Every exchange favors one side
  • Do not rush
  • The principle of two weaknesses
  • Passed pawns should be pushed
  • Bishops like open positions
  • Opposite colored bishops have two faces
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