Practical Endgames Demystified: Techniques for Victory

When we say 'endgame,' it might sound like it's all about tricky situations and lots of thinking, but don't worry. We're keeping it practical. We'll share ways and plans that you can actually use in real games. This will make what seems hard much easier to understand and win.

And guess what? This guide isn't just us talking. We want you, our awesome community, to share what you know, your stories, and your best endgame moves. Together, we'll make a big book of knowledge that helps players at all levels.

Nepo just drew a queen vs rook endgame against magnus.. I analyzed it with stockfish vs stockfish and it took 38 moves to checkmate (it coukd have been 2 moves less)

describe the technique, how to approach Q vs R endgames..

Those endgames happen rarely. Here, accent is on those that happen in your every game.

How does 2. Be5 trap the knight?

First black saves his bishop by 2. ... Bc6 and also intercepts enemy knight, then plays Nf6

am i missing something?

In your “two connected passes pawns on the 6th rank are stronger than a rook” illustration, what about the move 3… Rxd6! 
This protects Black’s pair of passed pawns and removes White’s largest threat in the position, as the Black king is in time to take the other pawn. Now the board is essentially split into RPP v R and KPPP v KR, which should be decent for Black, much better than simply losing in 7 moves.

Yes, there are better moves. Example is just illustrating the power of two connected passed pawns.