Endgame essentials you need to know Vol.1 & Vol 2, 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
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
- Introduction
- Exercises 01-10
- Exercise 01
- Exercise 02
- Exercise 03
- Exercise 04
- Exercise 05
- Exercise 06
- Exercise 07
- Exercise 07 Part 2
- Exercise 08
- Exercise 09
- Exercise 10
- Exercises 11-20
- Exercise 11
- Exercise 12
- Exercise 13
- Exercise 14
- Exercise 15
- Exercise 16
- Exercise 17
- Exercise 18
- Exercise 19
- Exercise 20
- Exercises 21-32
- Exercise 21
- Exercise 22
- Exercise 23
- Exercise 24
- Exercise 25
- Exercise 26
- Exercise 27
- Exercise 28
- Exercise 29
- Exercise 30
- Exercise 31
- Exercise 32
- Conclusion
- Practice positions
- Lucena Practice 1
- Lucena Practice 2
- Lucena Practice 3
- Lucena Practice 4
- Philidor - hold the draw
- Tarrasch
- a-pawn
- h-pawn
- b-pawn
- b-pawn - hold the draw
- c-pawn
- f-pawn
- f-pawn 2 - hold the draw
- f- and h-pawn
- f- and h-pawn 2
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 |
