P.L. Chess Endgame Course
![]() Peter Lalic
Peter Lalic, whose parents are GM Bogdan Lalic and IM Susan Lalic, has created an endgame series that covers the most essential endgame ideas in brief video clips.
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Endgame Study by SeanGGodley
![]() Irish amateur Sean G. Godley has created a video series on strategic endgames based on the book, Secrets of Chess Endgame Strategy, at his superb chess channel on YouTube. The greatest export from Ireland since Irish Spring .
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Endgame Course by ChessVideos.tv

I compiled the below list consisting of free videos created by amateurs, for amateurs. I omitted certain videos for quality reasons. (Others I may have simply missed.) Updated Nov. 16, 2013!
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Pawn Endgames
KP vs. K
KPP vs. K
General pure pawn endgames
Ruy Lopez, Exchange: pure pawn endgame Breakthrough combinations
Triangulation themes
Stalemate themes Race themes Endgame training series Minor Piece Endgames Mate with B+B Mate with B+N Intro to N vs. N and B vs. B Bishops of opposite
Bishops of same
Knight endgames
Other
Endgame Tactics, Misc. Chess Beauty by Kamus: A series of uniformly excellent videos covering rad endgame problems. It is recommended to attempt to solve each with a board and a (~10 minute) timer before viewing the complete video. |
Rook Endgames
Mate with single R Intro to R endgames R + 1P vs. R
RR vs. RR
R vs. PPP Strategic examples and studies
Tactical examples and studies
Rook(s) with Minor(s) R+P's vs. B+P's
1 R vs. 1 N 1 R vs. 1 B B vs. N with R+P's R + N endgame
RBpp vs. Rppp
R+P's vs. BN+P's
Compositions Queen Endgames Q vs. R Q vs. RR Q vs. P on 7th QR vs. QR |
Free Online Tablebases
Free Endgame Stuff on the Web150 historic endgames in PGN format, generously offered by Jan van Reek.
Endgame Corner by GM Karsten Muller: articles in PDF. Endgame Studies in PDF and Chessbase format. |
Commercial ($)
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IM Danny Rensch's series on rook endgames is especially useful.
ChessLecture.com - See especially GM Jesse Kraai's series on Smyslov Endgames.
ChessBase DVDs - GM Karsten Muller's endgame series is pricey but highly-regarded. |