Read Shereshevsky so that this doesn't happen to you · Training Game

Endgame technique is something all good players have developed almost to perfection. Losing drawn positions or drawing winning ones is something you never see Carlsen or Caruana do (unless in serious time trouble). I managed to mess up a very simple endgame with plenty of time on the clock. Back to reading Shereshevsky's endgame strategy!

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 { B17 Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation } 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. c3 e6 10. h3 Bh5 11. O-O Bd6 12. Be2 O-O 13. Bg5 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. g4 Bg6 17. Ne5 Be4 18. Rfd1 Bc2 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rc1 Ba4 21. b3 Be8 22. Bf3 h6 23. Bf4 g5 24. Bg3 b6 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Bxc6 Rd2 27. a4 Nd5 28. b4?? { (0.00 → -2.33) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } (28. Bxd5 exd5 29. b4 Bf8 30. Bb8 a6 31. Ba7 b5 32. Ra1 Bg7 33. axb5 axb5 34. Ra5 Bxc3) 28... Bf8?? { (-2.33 → 0.00) Blunder. Nf4 was best. } (28... Nf4 29. bxc5 Ne2+ 30. Kg2 Nxc1 31. Bb8 bxc5 32. Bxa7 Ne2 33. c4 Nf4+ 34. Kf3 Rd3+ 35. Ke4) 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Bb8 Rd7 31. Kg2 Bg7 32. c4 Bf8?? { (0.60 → 4.12) Blunder. Rb7 was best. } (32... Rb7 33. Bg3) 33. c5 bxc5 34. bxc5 Rb7 35. Be5 Rd7 36. c6 Rd8 37. c7 Rc8 38. Rd1 Be7 39. Rb1 { Black resigns. } 1-0

😎 Become a Patron (extra daily content):   / hangingpawns  
👕 New chess merch!: https://hanging-pawns-chess-merch.myt...
More Merch on weird stuff like pillows: https://www.redbubble.com/people/hang...
♘ Follow me on lichess (write, ask, challenge): https://lichess.org/@/hpy
💲 Support the channel: https://www.paypal.me/HangingPawns


#chess