1.ENDGAME BASICS


ENDGAME ATTRIBUTES
Basic Mating Methods
Mate with King and Queen
Mate with King and Rook
Mate with Bishop and Knight

Breakthroughs
Creation of a 2nd Passed Pawn
Distance Opposition
Lucenas's Position
Opposition
Outflanking
Outside Passed Pawn
Passed Pawn
Philidors Position
Playing for Stalemate
Shoulder Charging
The Rule of The Square
The Theory of Corresponding Squares
Transition from Pawn Endings to Other Endings
Transition to a Pawn Ending
Triangulation

DISCOVERED ATTACKS
Discovered Attack with Check
Discovered Check

PAWN ENDGAMES
King and Pawn vs. King
King and Pawns vs. King
King and Pawn vs. King and Pawn
King and Pawns vs. King and Pawns
Pawn Endgames with Material Advantage
Pawn Endgames with Positional Advantage

KNIGHT ENDGAMES
Knight vs. Pawn
Knight and Pawn(s) vs. Pawn(s)
Knight and Pawn vs. Knight
Knight and Pawns vs. Knight and Pawns
Knight and Two Pawns Against Knight

BISHOP ENDGAMES
Bishop and Pawn vs. King
Bishop vs. Pawn(s)
Bishop and Pawn(s) vs. Pawn(s)
Opposite Colored Bishops with Rooks or Queens
Opposite Colored Bishops with Rooks
Opposite Colored Bishops with Queens
Bishop Against Knight
Bishop Advantages
Knight Advantage

BISHOP PAIR ENDGAMES
Bishop Pair with a Passed Pawn
Bishop Pair with Rooks 

SAME COLOR BISHOP ENDGAMES
Bishop and Pawn vs. Bishop
Bishop and Pawns vs. Bishop and Pawns

OPOSITE COLOR BISHOP ENDGAMES
Bishop and Pawns vs. Bishop
Bishop and Pawns vs. Bishop and Pawns

MIXED MINOR PIECE ENDGAMES
Bishop and Pawns(s) vs. Knight
Knight and Pawn(s) vs. Bishop
Two Bishops vs. Knight

ROOK ENDGAMES
Rook vs. Pawn(s)
Rook and Pawn(s) vs. Pawns
Rook and  pawn(s) vs. Rook and Pawn(s)
Exploitation of Material Advantage
Exploitation of Positional Advantage
Rook Against Bishop
Rook Against Knight
Rook and Pawn Against Knight or Knights with Pawns
Rook and Pawn Against Rook
Rook and Pawn Against Rook and Pawn
Rook and Two Pawns Against Rook and Pawn

MISED ROOK and MINOR PIECE ENDGAMES
Rook vs. Knight
Rook vs. Bishop
Rook vs. Knight vs. Rook
Rook vs. Bishop vs. Rook
Rook vs. Knight and Pawn(s)
Rook vs. Bishop and Pawn(s)
Rook and Pawns vs. Knight
Rook and Pawn vs. Bishop
Rook and Pawns Knight and Pawns
Rook and Pawns Vs. Bishop and Pawns

QUEEN ENDGAMES
King and Queen vs. King and Pawn
King and Queen vs. King and Pawns
King and Pawn(s) vs. Queen
Queen and Pawns vs. Queen and Pawns
Mating Threats
Perpetual Check
Queen vs. Two Rooks

MIXED QUEEN vs.MINOR PIECE ENDGAMES
King and Queen vs. King and Knight
King and Queen vs. King and Bishop
Queen vs. Two Knights
Queen vs. Two Bishops
Queen vs. Bishop and Knight
Queen vs. knight and Pawn(s)
Queen vs. Bishop and Pawn(s)

HEAVY PIECE ENDGAMES
Queen vs. Rook
Queen vs. Rook and Pawn(s)
Queen and Pawn(s) vs. Rook and Pawn(s)

2.STRATEGY BASICS

CHESS STRATEGY ATTRIBUTES
1. The center
2. Development and arrangement of pieces
3. Pawn structure
4. Strong and Weak squares and points.
5. White or Black square weaknesses
6. Open lines and long diagonals
7. Advantage of the bishop pair
8. Position of the King,

CHESS STRATEGY 1.
Opening Strategy
	Struggle for the center
	Fast Development of Pieces
	Efficient Deployment of Pawns
	Safety of the King
Middlegame Strategy
	Importance of Space
	Plan and Positional Evaluation
	Avoiding Pawn Weaknesses 
	Pawns and Pawn Structure
		Connected Pawns
		Backward Pawn
		Isolated Pawn
 		Doubled Pawns
		Passed Pawns
		Pawn Nail
		Pawn Wedge
		Pawn Chains
		Pawn Cover of the King
		Isolated Pawn in the Center
		Hanging Pawns

CHESS STRATEGY 2.
Weak and Strong Squares
	Weak Square, Weak Point
	Outpost, Overprotection
Open Files and Diagonals
Piece Activity 
	Bishop or Knight?
	Two Bishops Advantage
	Opposite-Squared Bishops
Kinds of Centers
	Open Center
	Closed Center
	Fixed Center
	Blocked Center
	Mobile Center
	Dynamic Center
Attack and Defense
	Maneuvering
	Attack Planning
	Attack on the King
	Attack on the Flank
	Undermining The Center
	Pawn Minority Attacks
	Pawn Majority Attacks
	Defense, Counterattack, Prophylaxis

CHESS STRATEGY 3.
How to exploit an advantage
	Tempo
	Material Advantage
	Positional advantage - Space advantage
	The Exchange
Positional exchange
Limiting the possibilities
	Limiting the mobility of pieces
	Limiting the mobility of pawns - blockage
Positional sacrifice
	Sacrifice of a pawn
	Sacrifice of the exchange
	Sacrifice of a minor piece or rook
	Sacrifice of the queen
	
Assessing the Position and Planning
Bad piece placement
Bad co-ordination
Maneuvering in an equal position
Initiative
Transition to the ending
Endgame strategy
Activity of the king
Role of pawns
Principle of two weaknesses

3.TACTIC BASICS

TACTIC ATTRIBUTES

DOUBLE ATTACKS
Simultaneous Attack

DISCOVERED ATTACKS
Discovered Attack with Check
Discovered Check

Double Check
Skewering Attack
Absolute Pin
Relative Pin
Passed Pawn
Intermediate Move
Intermediate Check
Counter Attacking Move
Zugzwang
Invasion
Ambush
X-Ray
Draw
Stalemate
Perpetual Check
Perpetual Attack
Perpetual Threat
Positional Balance
Fortress
Blockade
Forks
Decoy
Removing Defenders

PUSH
Push into Checkmate
Push into Double Attack
Push into Skewering Attack
Push into Discovery
Push into Pin
Push away from Protection

DEFLECTION
Deflection Checkmate
Deflection Checkmate Line
Deflection Invasion Square
Deflection Piece on Critical Square
Deflection Double Attack
Deflection Protection Square
Deflection Promotion Square
Deflection Advance Square
Deflection Pinning Piece
Deflection Blocking Piece
Deflection Key Square
Deflection Defender
Deflection Skewering Attack

ANNIHILATION
Annihilation of Defense
Annihilation Checkmate
Annihilation Invasion

BLOCKADE
Blockade Checkmate
Blockade Promotion Square
Blockade King's Path
Preventive Blockade
Blockade Stalemate

CLEARANCE
Clearance of the Square
Clearance Invasion Square
Clearance Double Attack
Clearance Sacrifices
Clearance Checkmate
Clearance King's Mobility
Clearance Access to the Attacking Square
Clearance Line of an Attack
Clearance Invasion

INTERCEPTION
Interception Checkmate
Interception Invasion
Interception Passed Pawn
Interception Pin
Interception Line of Defense
Interception Line of Interaction
Forced Interception 
Interception Multipurpose Move

OPENING
Opening Checkmate
Opening Line of Attack
Opening Invasion Square
Opening Limitation of King's Mobility
Opening Double Attack
Opening Skewering Attack
Opening Trapping the Queen
Opening Discovered Attack
Opening Discovered Check
Opening Double Check

PIN
Pin as a Support Method

King's Mobility Limitation

Threat as an Enforcement

CONQUEST
Conquest of the Square
Conquest Checkmate
Conquest Invasion

4.MATES

Mate Classics
Anastasias Mate
Andersen's Mate
Arabian Mate 
Blackburnes Mate
Bodens Mate 
Damiano's Mate
Epaulette Mate 
Grecos Mate 
Legalls Mate 
Lollie's Mate
Max Lange Mate 
Morphys Mate 
Pillsburys Mate
Retis Mate 
Rotiewi Mate
Rubinstein Mate
Side file Mate
Smothered Mate

Tactical Mate Motifs
Queen Sacrifice Mate
Luring the King Mate
Motifs on the h-file
Quiet Move
Diagonal Mates
Back Rank Mates
Pin Mates
King in the Center Mates
Rook and light piece Mates
Luring away the piece Mates
Preventing escape Mates
Knight Mates
Smothered Mates
Doublecheck Mates

ADVANCED TACTICAL MATES
Back Rank CheckMates
Mate in Two
Mate in Three
Mate in Four

5.THE OPENINGS
1.e4 The Open Games
1.e4 The Semi-Open Games
1.d4 The Closed Games
The Indian Games
The Hyper-Modern Flank Games

6.Advanced Themes
Art of Attack
Art of Calculation
Art of Defense
Art of Making Plans
Creating Imbalances
Understanding the Dynamics of Pawn Play
Dynamics of the Passed Pawn Strategies
Pawn Majorities and Pawn Minority Attacks
Position Evaluation
Positional Play
The Isolated Queen's Pawn
The Principles of Center Control
Understanding the Ideas Behind the Openings




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