The question is... where can I train myself on more end game positions. Not just the puzzles that create a win, or the standard King vs King + Pawn etc. stuff. I mean the mundane nuts and bolts stuff that we all come across regularly, and is critical, but isn't perhaps quite as glamorous!
This is the game. I'm asking from about move 26 onwards. as a note, this chap is rated as 1693? in the game, but has already got to 2100 during our game, and I suspect will go higher. So this was in fact quite a good result for me.
I find end games like this so hard, and I have no idea what to do. I feel like nailing this is going to be critical in my improvement. Particularly as it means in the middle game I can aim for a winning end game position rather than just hoping it works out. I tried that a bit in this game, playing some moves earlier to give me more king activity, but it was all a little limp in reality!
In retrospect I can kind of see why my blunder was a blunder (move 35 gxf5). I'm being too defensive as I feel like with the split pawns I've either lost or get a draw... where I had to attack harder to ensure the draw? I also see now that I could have avoided the split pawns by just getting my king out earlier!
I also realised very quickly that I had lost, and was surprised that he blundered 36. b5! I guess I'm happy that he did? but equally, not really that happy about it. I hardly want to rely on my opponent blundering to make something happen.
This is the game. I'm asking from about move 26 onwards. as a note, this chap is rated as 1693? in the game, but has already got to 2100 during our game, and I suspect will go higher. So this was in fact quite a good result for me.
I find end games like this so hard, and I have no idea what to do. I feel like nailing this is going to be critical in my improvement. Particularly as it means in the middle game I can aim for a winning end game position rather than just hoping it works out. I tried that a bit in this game, playing some moves earlier to give me more king activity, but it was all a little limp in reality!
In retrospect I can kind of see why my blunder was a blunder (move 35 gxf5). I'm being too defensive as I feel like with the split pawns I've either lost or get a draw... where I had to attack harder to ensure the draw? I also see now that I could have avoided the split pawns by just getting my king out earlier!
I also realised very quickly that I had lost, and was surprised that he blundered 36. b5! I guess I'm happy that he did? but equally, not really that happy about it. I hardly want to rely on my opponent blundering to make something happen.