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Endgame essentials you need to know Vol.1 & Vol 2 by Surya Ganguly

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Endgame essentials you need to know Vol.1 & Vol 2 by Surya Ganguly

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.

Endgame essentials you need to know Vol.1 - Rook + Pawn vs Rook

Surya presents some ingenious “rules of thumb” to tackle these knotty endings, and at the same time, underscores the importance of actual calculation and understanding, so as not to fall into some crude reductionist trap. Through this course, he promises something no instructor would ordinarily promise – uncertainty! His aim is not knowing everything — which is a chimera that can only stem from naivety—but realising one can never know enough and, thus, being watchfully comfortable in the uncertainty this realisation affords. The heartful camaraderie between Surya and Sagar keeps the lecture engaging throughout. As the ever-so-keen host, Sagar does an excellent job of asking pertinent questions every step of the way, questions that a chess improver would have in mind when studying such endings. On the other hand, Surya often switches roles with him, genially urging him to take the lead and spell out the concepts.

Video running time: 4 h 46 minutes
Training with ChessBase apps - Play key positions against Fritz on various levels

Endgame Essentials you need to know Vol.2 - Test yourself in Rook + Pawn vs. Rook Endgames

The first volume of Demystifying Endgames deals with the essentials of rook versus rook and pawn endings, covering topics like Lucena, Philidor, Vancura, and theoretical cases with rook against rook and pawns on f- and h-files. Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly presents several guideposts to navigate through the tricky waters of these theoretical endings.

In the present volume, he brings more positions - many from top-level Grandmaster games - to help you with (a): assessing your understanding of the concepts discussed in Volume 1 and (b): complementing that understanding. Thus, about 70% of the material discussed here is the application of ideas established previously, and the remaining comprises rich examples that do not yield directly to any known rule. Staying true to his philosophy that comprehension and confusion are two sides of the same coin, Surya reiterates the importance of staying alert and warns against the dangers of using theory as a crutch.

Video running time: 3 h 17 minutes

This is what is delivered:

Fritztrainer App for Windows and Mac
Available as download
Video course with a running time of approx. 4-8 hrs.
Repertoire database: save and integrate Fritztrainer games into your own repertoire (in WebApp Opening or in ChessBase)
Interactive exercises with video feedback: the authors present exercises and key positions, the user has to enter the solution. With video feedback (also on mistakes) and further explanations.
Sample games as a ChessBase database.
New: many Fritztrainer now also available as stream in the ChessBase video portal!

That's what the FritzTrainer App can do for you:

Videos can run in the Fritztrainer app or in the ChessBase program with board graphics, notation and a large function bar
Analysis engine can be switched on at any time
Video pause for manual navigation and analysis in game notation
Input of your own variations, engine analysis, with storage in the game
Learn variations: view specific lines in the ChessBase WebApp Opening with autoplay, memorize variations and practise transformation (initial position - final position).
Active opening training: selected opening positions are transferred to the ChessBase WebApp Fritz-online. In a match against Fritz you test your new knowledge and actively play the new opening.

Even more possibilities: Start FritzTrainer in the ChessBase program!

The database with all games and analyses can be opened directly.
Games can be easily added to the opening reference.
Direct evaluation with game reference, games can be replayed on the analysis board
Your own variations are saved and can be added to the own repertoire
Replay training
LiveBook active
All engines installed in ChessBase can be started for the analysis
Assisted Analysis
Print notation and diagrams (for worksheets)

Sample video

Contents

Endgame essentials you need to know Vol.1 - Rook + Pawn vs Rook

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

Endgame Essentials you need to know Vol.2 - Test yourself in Rook + Pawn vs. Rook Endgames

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

System requirements: Minimum: Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Windows 8.1, DirectX9 graphic card with 256 MB RAM, Windows Media Player 9 and internet connection for program activation. Recommended: PC Intel Core i7, 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Windows 10 or 11 , DirectX10 graphic card (or compatible) with 512 MB RAM or better, 100% DirectX10 compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11 and internet connection for program activation.

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Endgame essentials you need to know Vol.1 & Vol 2 by Surya Ganguly

Endgame essentials you need to know Vol.1 & Vol 2 by Surya Ganguly

Sample video