I keep missing endgame tactics

What to do? I am really trying, but I miss very important tactics in the endgame. When I look at the analysis I am like "Oh my god, I could have had an unstoppable passed pawn or no he could have equalised, of course!!" but during the game, I just don't see it. I got his knight trapped, but I didn't see the most important tactics...

Like here: Ng5+ winning the central pawns.

Or 30: Ne6+

How many push ups do you do as a result of all the blunders? It's good time to increase the number of push ups done after each bad move. You will become very fit on your way to chess master!

@CanaryMelon hahahah :D If I would do pushups for every blunder I'd probably die.

@WinOr10PushUps knight is almost king and pawns and are tricky in 10+0:)

One problem might actually be the fact that you're really really trying. After all, Botvinnik said that objectivity is key; and it's hard to achieve that sort of dispassion if you're all tensed up.

Once (long ago) I was in an OTB tourney where there were two up-and-coming brothers playing. After some particularly long and hard think, both of them were given to letting out rather loud and ragged breaths of effort.

At one point I remember an IM there catching my eye right after such an outburst. And you could tell he was thinking the same thing I was: "How are you ever going to come up with good moves when you're putting that much pressure on yourself?"

@MrPushwood I think one problem might also be that most tactics on lichess are middlegame tactics. If I switch on "endgame tactics" however, I immediately get very hard ones I can't solve. Might still do that. I think it is time to stop middlegame tactics and only do endgame ones. After all, they are the most important ones.

@WinOr10PushUps you can try to look for: 1. Checks, 2. Captures and 3. Attacks. But endgames are trick. Keep studying them and dont give up.

@magicsacrifblunder but who does check on checks on every single move? especially in a rapid game there isn't really the time to do that I am afraid :3

@WinOr10PushUps, although your rating is higher and most probably you are a better player, I will give you some advices for your endgame from personal experience:

1) read the book "Capablanca's Best Chess Endings" - you can learn a lot and improve your endgames significantly by understanding key concepts and how they were integrated by the world champion. I am still on the #30 game but it was fascinating how I got games with two rooks (which was supposed to be rare) or bishop and pawn vs pawns and thanks to the knowledge derived from actual games - I knew how to proceed even when I was under a minute. Which is wonderful - because rapid (only 10 minutes) is definitely beyond me for now. I just need more time to think in the opening and middle game - and if the endgame position is complex or even look simple - you need again time - one ill move and you are done. :) And the less time, knowledge and experience we have, the higher is the probability for mistake.

2) since I had troubles with the knights (as every beginner :) ) I finally decided to eliminate all of the pieces of the board, put a knight in the center and devote my time in understanding the moves with that figure. I started with questions like "If I want to move my knight to an adjacent square, how moves and how many ways there are?" - after you do this excercise (and increase the distance from the central square) however time you need, you will spot the pattern, my friend. :) And you will be happy, because in games you will know when the knight can give you check or fork.

Well, there is only one move pattern that is harder for me to spot automatically - the long fork made by the knight - I am still susceptible to it mainly because of the time pressure - but I am happy with my progress. :)

The problem for me now is the queen combined with the knight - that epic combo needs mastering (which can took months/years?). These two figures are the most irrational and complex and when you group them together you can make astonishing things...

There are a lot more books that I will in time read - see ideas from the next generation masters and luckily for me Alekhine is right after Capablanca and is famous for his horse skills. :) Everything will sync harmoniously. Enough writing - there is work/study to be done! :)

@Selqncheto very well written, Благодаря

I am currently reading Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual. Pretty sure it will improve my game once I am finally through it.

I think what I struggle most with are not knight moves, but the importance of passed pawns. It just feels so unnatural sacrificing everything for a pawn march.