Saturday, July 27, 2013

Importance of training endgames

Arriving to the endgame stage against a stronger player is by itself an accomplishment, where you can, if you play accurately, win or at least force a draw. It is, therefore, very important to gain the knowledge of endings, so as not to fall down due to bad technic after all the efforts of getting there.

This happened to me today at this game, where at the end, I overlooked his trap at move 61, losing the h5 pawn, thereby the game. After reviewing the game it is clear that the correct move should have been 61... Qf3 protecting the pawn, attacking also a3.




The game:
 

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