Queen endgames
Queen endgames reward precise checking sequences and knowing the exact drawing zones. Drill queen versus pawn and queen-and-pawn versus queen until the winning and holding methods are reflex.
18 positions to play
Queen vs Pawn on the Seventh
White to play and win
Drawing Queen vs Rook Pawn
Black to play and draw
Drawing Queen vs Bishop Pawn
Black to play and draw
Queen vs Rook Pawn: The Winning Zone
White to play and win
Queen vs Two Connected Pawns
White to play and win
Botvinnik's Method: Blocking the Check with the Queen
White to play and win
Queen and Pawn versus Queen: The Reference Win
White to play and win
One Square Decides: The Defending King's Only Move
Black to play and draw
Queen Against Bishop and Knight: The Rare Exception
White to play and draw
Bishop Pawn: Winning With the Defender by the Corner
Black to play and win
Bishop Pawn: The King on the Wrong Side
Black to play and win
The Corner Trick: Invite the Promotion
Black to play and draw
Queen and Pawn versus Queen: Getting the King in Front
Black to play and draw
Queen vs Queen: The Skewer Check
White to play and win
Queen and Pawn vs Queen
White to play and win
Queen and Pawn vs Queen: The Perpetual
Black to play and draw
Queen vs Two Bishops
White to play and win
Queen vs Two Knights
White to play and win
Learn the theory
The written method behind these positions: what to aim for, the exact moves, and the traps that lose a won ending.
King & Queen Checkmate
Mate in 10 or fewer, if you dodge the one trap
Queen vs Rook
A 'basic win' that has humbled masters for centuries
The Fortress
Some positions are safe forever, and material has no vote
Passed Pawns
A criminal that must be kept under lock and key
The 50-Move Rule
The clock that ticks under every long endgame
Practice endlessly
Once you know the model, drill an endless stream of fresh, tablebase-verified variations of the same pattern.
