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Minor-Piece Endgames

Bishop and knight endings, color complexes, domination and the role of pawn placement.

50 lessons10 subjects × 5 lesson types

Beginner-Advanced

Bishop Versus Knight

Open the board and create play on both wings for the bishop; seek stable outposts and closed structures for the knight.

Intermediate

Bishop Pair in the Endgame

Use two bishops to attack both wings and support passed pawns while denying the enemy stable knight squares.

Beginner-Advanced

Opposite-Colored Bishops

Understand why many pawn-down positions are drawable and why attacks can become strong when queens/rooks remain.

Intermediate

Same-Colored Bishop Endings

Attack pawns fixed on the bishop's color and improve king position before committing pawn moves.

Beginner-Intermediate

Knight Versus Pawns

Use the knight's blockading ability while remembering it is slow against widely separated passed pawns.

Beginner-Advanced

Good and Bad Bishop Endgames

Improve a bishop trapped behind its own pawns or fix enemy pawns on squares the bishop can attack.

Advanced

Minor-Piece Domination

Restrict a bishop or knight's squares until it cannot move without losing material or allowing penetration.

Intermediate

Outside Passed Pawn With Minor Pieces

Use an outside passer to stretch the defender while your minor piece controls the promotion path.

Intermediate

Color Complexes in Endgames

Create pawns on squares your bishop can protect and the opponent's bishop cannot effectively attack.

Advanced

Minor-Piece Fortress

Recognize when a knight/bishop and king can hold key squares indefinitely despite a material deficit.