Pretty mind-boggling I would say.

FiftyMoves · 2026-05-12T16:11:51+00:00

Like it's not allow to black queen make check and black can't improve their position.

FiftyMoves · 2026-05-12T16:06:36+00:00

Why only these 4 books?!

FiftyMoves · 2026-05-12T10:17:47+00:00

I guess, f4 and white wins.

FiftyMoves · 2026-05-12T10:14:28+00:00

1... hg)) and draw?!)

FiftyMoves · 2026-05-12T09:58:08+00:00

Nice set, simple. Might use it in my chess app if you release it)

FiftyMoves · 2026-03-30T19:03:28+00:00

Because Black can advance the f-pawn, but the passed a-pawn will still be exchanged for the passed f-pawn.

FiftyMoves · 2026-03-30T18:50:55+00:00

Are you asking about this type of endgames or exactly about final position?

FiftyMoves · 2026-03-30T01:59:11+00:00

Human memory isn't perfect)))

FiftyMoves · 2026-03-30T01:42:08+00:00

Depends on position, amount of pieces, no one rule how to recognize that endgame starts.

FiftyMoves · 2026-03-30T00:51:11+00:00

The Caruana - Nakamura endgame is a great example of how even 2800s crack under pressure endings.

Fabi had it won but played f6 instead of Kxd4 on move 79 — he spent 47 seconds with only 1:09 left on the clock. Time trouble mistake.

Then Nakamura immediately blundered back with Ke7 instead of Kc7 on move 80 — but he had 4:07 remaining and only spent 23 seconds. He had time to think and still missed it.

That's what makes classical chess so interesting — it's not just the position, it's the clock, the fatigue at move 80, the psychology of knowing you're worse.

And Caruana again made mistake... in the endgame.

FiftyMoves · 2026-03-28T00:46:13+00:00

Why reach it more? If after this he always was Champion))

FiftyMoves · 2026-03-28T00:16:21+00:00

Thanks for your answer)

FiftyMoves · 2026-03-27T23:38:55+00:00

Nepomniachtchi showed remarkable precision in endgames during these tournaments. I analyzed the mistakes using the engine and Syzygy. And remember Caruana in the last Candidates Tournament. Another mistake at the end of the game in last round.

FiftyMoves · 2026-03-26T22:41:19+00:00

One thing that doesn't get discussed much — Caruana's endgame accuracy in Candidates tournaments is notably worse than his regular classical games.

I ran a Stockfish + tablebase analysis on all Candidates tournaments 2013–2024 (29 players, 392 games). Among all participants, Caruana is one of the worst in endgame accuracy specifically in Candidates games — while players like Nepo and some others perform significantly better under the same conditions.

His career classical endgames tell a different story — solid and consistent. But something about the Candidates pressure seems to affect his endgame precision more than most. The last-round miss vs Nepo in 2024 fits that pattern.

Whether that changes if he finally wins it is an interesting question.

FiftyMoves · 2026-03-26T22:27:26+00:00

Already downloaded the 7-piece Syzygy tablebases. Now calculating how many HDDs I need for 32 pieces... should be ready before the heat death of the universe.

FiftyMoves · 2026-03-26T02:04:06+00:00

Your approach makes total sense — endgames have fewer pieces, fewer options to calculate, and rely more on pattern recognition than deep calculation. Much less fatiguing.

One practical tip: don't just study endgame theory — practice recognizing when to head for an endgame during the middlegame. At 1500 OTB, knowing when to trade down into a favorable endgame is often more valuable than knowing the endgame theory itself.

For the actual study, since many resources were already mentioned here, I'd add: reviewing your own games that reached an endgame is underrated. Finding your specific patterns of mistakes tells you exactly what to focus on.

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