The endgame journey
One position at a time: learn it, beat perfect defense, keep it forever. Each diagram below is a real theoretical position — the caption tells you your task.
I0/7 mastered
Foundations
The mates and pawn geometry everything else builds on.
King & Queen Checkmate
White to play and win
King & Rook Checkmate
White to play and win
Two-Rook Ladder Mate
White to play and win
Queen vs Pawn on the Seventh
White to play and win
Opposition: King Before Pawn
White to play and win
The Rook Pawn Corner Fortress
Black to play and draw
The Square of the Pawn
Black to play and draw
II0/11 mastered
The Core Technique
Lucena, Philidor, and the endings that decide real games.
Two Bishops Checkmate
White to play and win
The Outside Passed Pawn
White to play and win
Winning the Pawn Race
White to play and win
Drawing Queen vs Rook Pawn
Black to play and draw
The Knight Blockade
Black to play and draw
The Wrong Bishop
Black to play and draw
Defending King & Pawn vs King
Black to play and draw
The Lucena Position
White to play and win
The Philidor Position
Black to play and draw
Rook vs Advanced Pawn
White to play and win
The Passive Back-Rank Defense
Black to play and draw
III0/6 mastered
The Deep EndPRO
Vancura and the endings that separate club players from experts.