Endgame Notes Study notes on classical chess endings, one position at a time. https://larch.sanriodevgroup.org/ 2023-09-30T12:00:00Z Endgame Notes Lucena position: building a bridgehttps://larch.sanriodevgroup.org/endings/lucena-building-a-bridge/2023-09-30T16:00:00Z2023-09-30T16:00:00ZThe winning method with rook and pawn on the seventh. King and pawn: the oppositionhttps://larch.sanriodevgroup.org/endings/king-and-pawn-opposition/2023-08-09T09:00:00Z2023-08-09T09:00:00ZKings facing each other with one square between them. Notation used herehttps://larch.sanriodevgroup.org/notes/notation-used-here/2023-07-09T12:00:00Z2023-07-09T12:00:00ZDiagrams show White at the bottom. Pieces are lettered discs: K, Q, R, B, N and P, light for White and dark for Black. Philidor position: the third-rank defencehttps://larch.sanriodevgroup.org/endings/philidor-third-rank/2023-06-06T09:00:00Z2023-06-06T09:00:00ZKeep the rook on the third rank until the pawn advances. Timeouts and budgets on the clockhttps://larch.sanriodevgroup.org/notes/timeouts-and-budgets/2023-04-03T20:00:00Z2023-04-03T20:00:00ZEndgames are usually played short of time. A budget per move, decided when the ending starts, keeps enough time for the moment when the technique matters: the bridge, the check from behind.