# Chess/The Endgame

The Endgame is the last stage of chess, and arguably the most important.
Even if you succeed in the opening and middle stages of the game, not
knowing the skills to turn the resulting endgame into a checkmate can
cost you many wins, turning many otherwise easily won positions into
draws or even losses. For this reason, we recommend devoting a good
portion of your study to endgames.

If you\'re still beginning your chess studies, the Basic Checkmates
section should be enough to cover the simplest scenarios appropriate for
your level. More complex situations are covered in the second part of
this manual, suitable for those who already have a decent grasp of the
easy checkmates.

## Basic Checkmates

These include positions that have no pawns. When one side is ahead in
material and has pawns, the easiest winning plan is typically to queen
one or more pawns and use them to checkmate.

The situations where one has a king and queen, king and two rooks, or
king and rook versus a lone king occur very often and it is essential to
know how checkmate is achieved in such cases. The other cases, with
minor pieces (bishops and knights) are more rare and more difficult to
perform, but nonetheless are covered here for completeness.

-   King and Queen vs. King
-   King and Two Major Pieces vs.
    King
-   King and Rook vs. King
-   Minor Pieces
-   Pawn Endings

## More Advanced Endgames

These are situations that occur less commonly in games, but are still
very important. Most intermediate to advanced players are expected to
have at least a basic understanding of how these endings work.

-   Endings with Multiple Major
    Pieces
-   Rook and Minor Piece
    Endings
-   Rook and Pawn Endings
-   Endings with 3+ Minor
    Pieces
-   Other Endgames

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-   Endgame Studies and
    Puzzles

## External links

-   Interactive King + Queen vs King
    Checkmate
-   Interactive King + Rook vs King
    Checkmate
-   View endgames involving the King+Knight+Pawn vs.
    King+Knight+Pawn
-   View endgames involving the King+Pawn vs.
    King+Pawn
-   View endgames involving the King+Queen+Pawn vs.
    King+Queen+Pawn
-   View endgames involving the King+Rook+Pawn vs.
    King+Rook+Pawn
-   View endgames involving the King+Bishop+Pawn vs.
    King+Bishop+Pawn


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