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“No-one ever won a game by resigning!”, Savielly Tartakower.
Too many games end in either draw offers or resignations when there is still plenty to fight for. And these dropped points have a huge effect on chess ratings, both immediately and further down the line as “giving up” becomes a habit.
FM Alisa Melekhina believes that fighting in the endgame is a major skill that can help players rack up those extra points. Many club players lack confidence in their endgame play and will soon fall apart when you start asking questions of them.
Instead of focusing on rote endgame theory, Alisa Melekhina has identified 4 principles for winning chess endgames, principles that exemplify the attitude and resourcefulness that accompanies the fighting spirit.
Alisa Melekhina analyzes two of her own games, one in which she drew a chess endgame a pawn down, and another in which she pulled off a win in an even rook ending.
The viewers are led through 4 major principles that can be applied in their own chess endgames:
1. Mentally adapt to a change in the position
2. Resist by preventing your opponent from executing their only winning plan
3. Take advantage of complacency
4. Make your opponent make decisions.
Even if a position is theoretically drawn, players should not discount the tricky, practical chances that they can create.
And, of course, these principles aren’t just useful in chess endgames. Follow Alisa Melekhina’s 4 chess principles and you will make life very tough for your opponents in every phase of the game, forcing them to work and find solutions while lulling them into a false sense of security.
It doesn’t matter whether you are objectively better, equal or worse, by applying these 4 chess principles you will frustrate your opponent and encourage them to make mistakes.
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