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I am incredibly good at outsmarting my enemy but suck at endgame plays. How do I get better. I love capturing pieces and leaving my opponents with nothing but I’m still very bad at checkmate.
Try sitting on your hands or using the confirm each move feature to check for hanging pieces. Mentally force yourself to look at what is a good or bad trade.
Know the relative value of chess pieces:
King: Invaluable
Queen: 9
Rook: 5
Bishop: 3 (but generally accepted to be slightly more, like 3.5)
Knight: 3
Pawn: 1
Just because a pawn has a 1 next to it doesn’t mean you should just give it away. A pawn can change a game.
Hope this helps.
Learn some basic checkmate patterns on YouTube.
Know the relative value of chess pieces:
King: Invaluable
Queen: 9
Rook: 5
Bishop: 3 (but generally accepted to be slightly more, like 3.5)
Knight: 3
Pawn: 1
Just because a pawn has a 1 next to it doesn’t mean you should just give it away. A pawn can change a game.
Hope this helps.
Learn some basic checkmate patterns on YouTube.
Jun 28, 2022
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Queencatch1 wrote:
I am incredibly good at outsmarting my enemy but suck at endgame plays. How do I get better. I love capturing pieces and leaving my opponents with nothing but I’m still very bad at checkmate.
Don’t worry about it. I still suck at end games and check mates but I’m not losing any sleep.
1. Have fun and keep capturing those pieces! Then promote like 4 rooks but don’t stalemate.
2. “The best defense is more offense!” Johnny Lawrence
Jun 28, 2022
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I'd say practice puzzles and checkmating patterns to improve your tactical awareness.
But i'd also warn against trying to make an attack work when it won't. If you can't see a forced attacking sequence, dont try. Maybe go for the 1 move improvement in the position, 2-3 move improvement in the position. As long as long as you keep improving your position, maybe you wont get a fancy mate, but you'll defnitley squeeze your opponent into have less and less good moves available to him until a mating attack is absolutley inevitable.
I would do matepuzzles to get better at finding mates. I know you can pick themes for puzzles on Lichess, can you do the same here?
Jun 28, 2022
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Download Checkmate Puzzles App. It's for beginner to intermediate level.
ohhhh its a good question ahaha
Nov 18, 2024
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#9
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Nov 18, 2024
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#10
Also we have engame principles, endgame resources and much more! (Sorry if my English Is bad cause I am from india)
Improving at checkmate involves practicing key endgame patterns and understanding how to force a checkmate from different positions. Start by learning common checkmating patterns like "king and queen vs. king" and "king and rook vs. king." These basic endgames are essential for building confidence and understanding how to execute checkmate efficiently. Additionally, study various checkmating techniques such as back-rank checkmates and the "smothered mate." The more you practice these scenarios, the faster you’ll spot checkmate opportunities in your games