18 May 06
There's a reason basic endgame books drill King and Pawn endings: They're the basis for understanding chess. I do agree with mikexx2020 that the study of technical endgames can be dry, but you have to do it. Otherwise, playing chess without understanding basic endgames is like trying to paint a picture without understanding form, color or composition. You may know how to hold the brush and make a stroke on the canvas, but at the end of the day, all you've done is create ugly, meaningless art.
18 May 06
Originally posted by der schwarze Ritterwell van goghs sold for £90 million and his was a crap painting anyway
There's a reason basic endgame books drill King and Pawn endings: They're the basis for understanding chess. I do agree with mikexx2020 that the study of technical endgames can be dry, but you have to do it. Otherwise, playing chess without understanding basic endgames is like trying to paint a picture without understanding form, color or composi ...[text shortened]... ke on the canvas, but at the end of the day, all you've done is create ugly, meaningless art.