Endgames

Convert endgame advantages

King routes, passed pawns and active rooks: calculate your opponent’s counterplay too.

Intermediate · 1400–1600Toward 1800 · 1600–1800

4 lessons · 32 min estimated practice

Free · No game imports needed

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White to move

Try the first position

Resolve the central tension with check and bring your king to capture h4.

Open a route for the king
Intermediate · 8 min
There is tension between the central pawns and a black h4 pawn within your king’s reach. Calculate the checking exchange before starting the route.
The king clears a path for the pawn
Intermediate · 8 min
Pushing a passed pawn is not always the first step. The king must control the squares the opponent will use to stop it.
Win the rook and restrain the pawns
Toward 1800 · 8 min
The black king and rook share a rank. You can exploit that alignment, but the black pawns will still create threats.
Attack and stop promotion
Toward 1800 · 8 min
Your a-pawn is close to promotion, but so is the opponent’s d-pawn. The rook can help yours and watch their pawn’s file.