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Dhamal Goda - WPM - Threats 1 game, 1860 Dhamal Goda's favorite games 1 game, 1982 Dhamal Goda's London Crusher 15 games, 1910-2015 Dhamal-Goda - Mastering the Endgame - 1 8 games, 1931-1983 Endgame Intuition Never give up. 5 games, 1910-1998 endgame masterclass 7 games, 1930-1947 endgame masterclass 7 games, 1930-1947 Endgames: Technique, Strategy, Art A knowledge of the endgame is the magic key to the secrets of chess mastery. . . . Delving into the secrets of the endgame reveals an amazing world of chess harmony. --Vassily Smyslov * * * Mastering endgame technique is equally important for defense of difficult positions. --Nikolai Minev 6 games, 1895-1992 FAMOUS TRAPS 10 games, 1848-1987 Fork Tactic-- OTB Examples The Fork is my favorite tactic, especially when brought down on the opponent by the Knight against three pieces. Sweet and exhilarating, yes it is! The Fork is an attack by one unit against many other units. The usual situation is two pieces threatened by the one, but Knights and the Queens can make up to a seven-way Fork. Rare indeed, but possible. The Rooks and Bishops can make three-way Forks. The King can make multiple Forks, but it's tricky to say his maximum. The Pawns can even Fork, although only against two units at a time at most. So, all the chessmen can Fork! In the endgame, especially when only a few chessmen are left, the Queen shows her power by using Forks even to prevent Promotion. Better players usually foresee a direct attempt at a Fork, so a series of trades or other subtle maneuvers are needed. Once a Fork has been successful, the game is effectively finished. There are several types of Forks. The most powerful Forks can be those with Check. The Royal Fork is one name given to the Fork against the King and Queen. Similarly, A Royal Family Fork or Grand Fork threatens the King, Queen and Rook. Another very interesting Fork type is the one made against a unit and against a square, particularly when that square could be occupied by another attacker for checkmate. See the game between Nikolic and Huebner in 1994 below for an interesting example. The Fork is among the top three tactics and such a fundamental ploy that it occurs in nearly any game at least once. Be quick to add this tactic to your toolbox and use it as often as you can! This project is a work in progress, culling games from these books, several chess training books and personal research. The games are ordered by date, not by importance. 52 games, 1932-2019 IM Jeremy Silman: "How to Reassess Your Chess" These are the games analyzed in the book. Per game I have added the page numbers and also the theme for which this game was used in the book. 51 games, 1873-1993 Instructional Endgames Hi! These are collection of Masters' games which are characterized by superb endgames that when analyzed carefully, could give you insights of strategies during the most exciting part of chess- endgame. 11 games, 1901-1986 Instructional Endgames Hi! These are collection of Masters' games which are characterized by superb endgames that when analyzed carefully, could give you insights of strategies during the most exciting part of chess- endgame. 11 games, 1901-1986 Instructive Endgames 4 games, 1990-2014 Instructive Endgames 5 games, 1929-2004 IYC in & Days - G.Lane - compiled by Dhamal Goda Games in the above book. 1 game, 1999 King and pawn endgames A collection of the most basic endgames. 3 games, 1880-1882 Malfurion's Instructive Tactics/Endgames My collection of tactical ending themes 8 games, 1952-2007 mid-to-end-game in the spirit of one of the greatest mid to end-game players of his time, and uncrown-champion "akiba rubinstein" . 24 games, 1872-2009 Pawnless Endgame: Two Bishops vs. One Knight 14 games, 1961-2005

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