Endgame essentials you need to know Vol.1 - Rook + Pawn vs Rook, Surya Ganguly (English)
In this video course, GM Surya Ganguly joins IM Sagar Shah and drawing from his colossal experience, shares some uncommon endgame wisdom. The material mostly features positions with rook against rook and a pawn, and starts by covering the fundamentals: Lucena, Philidor, and Vancura. But it quickly enters non-trivial territory, likely to challenge even masters: the slippery theoretical nuances of dealing with doubled pawns and pawns on the f- and h-files. More
VIDEO PREVIEW
CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Lucena Position
- Lucena Position
- Lucena Position/ Bridge Building
- Lucena Position/ Checks from the longer side
- Illustrative Example + Surya Ganguly versus Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu
- Illustrative Example
- Philidor's Position
- Philidor’s Position
- Philidor with doubled pawns
- Advanced Philidor's Position
- Rohde vs Cramling
- The case of the knight pawn
- Doubled knight pawns
- The case of the rook pawn
- Vancura Position
- Vancura Position
- Vancura Position
- Vancura Position (Part 2)
- Vancura Position (Part 3)
- Gelfand vs Anand
- Update on Vancura Part 3
- f & h-pawns in rook endgames
- Introduction
- Rook endgame with a white pawn on f5
- J. Hector vs M. Krasenkow
- Duda vs Ganguly
- Basics of Rook + f- and h-pawns versus Rook
- Rook + f- and h-pawns versus Rook (Part 2)
- A. Gupta vs P. Negi
- A. Das vs K. Sasikiran
- S. Chanda vs E. Vladimirov
- T. Ngyuen vs V. Gujrathi
- Rule 5-6
- Rule 5-6 Part 1
- Rule 5-6 Part 2
- Rule 5-6 Part 3
- W. Arencibia vs E. Vladimirov
- Cheron 1
- Cheron 2
- M. Tal vs I. Zaitsev
- K. Sasikiran vs L. Aronian
- F. Vallejo Pons vs S. Ganguly
- Knight pawn on the second rank
- Conclusion
PROPERTIES
| Language: | English |
| Level: | advanced, tournament player, professional |
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum: | Computer: Dual Core |
Recommended: | Processor: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore) |
ChessBase Account: | Internet access and modern web browser, e.g. Chrome, Edge, Safari. |
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
| Year | 2023 |
| Streaming | Yes |
| Author | Ganguly, Surya |
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Level | Advanced, Tournament player, Professional |
| Year | 2023 |
| Streaming | Yes |
| Author | Ganguly, Surya |
