. . . Phaedrus said: "Reading this post I do get the feeling that it does seem to imply that good positions are created. I tend to believe that this is more or less a false assumption. We only achieve an advantage if the opponent allows mistakes (or...

What is the difference between the middlegame and the endgame that makes it so difficult to get a good endgame when having an auspicious middlegame? In the middlegame the highest goal is to get active. The pawns decide which piece is active and which...

. . . Despite the risks there are still people who managed to infiltrate the Knights Errant. So we have to dismantle our organization and continue under another name. The first step of endgame strategy seems to be to acquire a list with endgames which...

. . . This is about the 8th time that I look at endgames. It seems that the time is finally ripe now. My first attempt to get better at endgames was when I picked up an endgame book by Euwe. Euwe is one of those terrible endgame authors who wanted to...

. . . Blunderprone commented on my previous post: "Being able to reach a middle game position and in my head run through a calculation only to mis-evaluate the outcome is an issue in my mind's eye. Visualization skills are critical for calculation of...