There's plenty of helpful resources relating to endgame here.....as well as all the other facets of the game...
Improving Your Chess - Resources for Beginners and Beyond...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/improving-your-chess-resources-for-beginners-and-beyond
Thanks for the link!
Well, it is highly debatable whether you should start with endgame study. Let's look at it from a practical point of view. At the 800 level there are almost no endgames that you'll play with equal material. Almost every time you do reach an endgame, someone will be multiple pawns if not a piece or more up. Where is the value then in knowing how to win a K+1pawn vs K position?
At your level, I'd start of with tactics, tactics and more tactics. Some general middlegame strategy is not bad either. For the endgame I think it's enough to know how to checkmate with K+R vs K etc. When you start reaching the endgames with similar material, you'll want to learn a bit about king and pawn endgames. How to win and how to draw the king + 1 pawn vs king endgames is important, because then you know whether you can trade down to this kind of endgame. That could be a few hundred points down the road still.
Thanks for the help! Years ago, I got close to 1300 in rating, so I'm not a complete beginner. The gold membership only allows for 25 puzzles a day. Is this a good amount for a hobbyist? I don't have a lot of time, but I was thinking that I'd do 20 min worth of checkmate puzzles each weekday, in the evenings, using a book that has over 5,000 chess puzzles in it (I love these puzzles so much!), and I'd play a few games on the weekend.
chesstempo.com has unlimited tactics puzzles, and they are very good. But, remember, quality, not quantity. Don't give up on a puzzle until at least 5 minutes have passed.
In Silman's complete endgame course he recommends for beginners (0-999) to know the following endgames: 1) Q+R vs. K 2) 2 rooks vs. K 3) Q vs. K 4) R vs. K For 1000-1200, one should know: - Q vs B - Q vs N - basic pawn endings = K+P vs K (opposition, rule of the square, how to win or hold a draw, special cases of rook pawns (a+h)) I guess, once you're familiar with those, you're good to go.
Thanks for the info!
A question for anyone; Does chess.com store a list of all my forum posts, so I can find this one again?
At the top of this column, over to the right, you'll see "My Topics", which is a list of forum topics that you started; the "Following" is any thread that yo are following (which, by default, isany thread that you've commented in)
In Silman's complete endgame course he recommends for beginners (0-999) to know the following endgames: 1) Q+R vs. K 2) 2 rooks vs. K 3) Q vs. K 4) R vs. K For 1000-1200, one should know: - Q vs B - Q vs N - basic pawn endings = K+P vs K (opposition, rule of the square, how to win or hold a draw, special cases of rook pawns (a+h)) I guess, once you're familiar with those, you're good to go.
Thanks for the info!
A question for anyone; Does chess.com store a list of all my forum posts, so I can find this one again?
At the top of this column, over to the right, you'll see "My Topics", which is a list of forum topics that you started; the "Following" is any thread that yo are following (which, by default, isany thread that you've commented in)
Found it! Thanks!
They do store forum posts, but only if you're a Lady.