Chess Endgame DVDs

In all the videos, Ron takes the utmost care in bringing up and using the most instructive rook endgames ever played. Historical games by the likes of Capablanca, Rubenstein, Botvinnik and Fischer. Modern masterpieces by Kramnik, Polgar, Magnus and simpler games from his own students played on the ICC.

E-DVD - Rook Endgames - GM Ron Henley
Anna's Essential Endgames Course - IM Anna Rudolf
Join IM Anna and you’ll quickly be saving the toughest Rook Endings, winning the most drawish Opposite Color bishop endings, blocking dangerous passed pawns, and much more…

Endgame Renaissance - Anna's Essential Endgames Course - IM Anna Rudolf - Vol. 7
21st Century Chess Endgame Technique - GM Marian Petrov
In 21st Century Chess Endgame Technique, GM Marian Petrov reveals the technical skills you need to squeeze every last half-point from your endgames, how to convert better endgames with flawless technique and how to hold tough positions to a draw.

Endgame Renaissance - 21st Century Chess Endgame Technique - GM Marian Petrov - Vol. 6
The Azerbaijani Endgame School - GM Rashad Babaev
In this 6-hour chess endgame course, experienced coach Grandmaster Rashad Babaev trains you in the skills you need to successfully master the endgame.

Endgame Renaissance - The Azerbaijani Endgame School - GM Rashad Babaev - Vol. 4
Middlegame to Endgame Transition Mastery - GM Bryan Smith
When you are serious about improving your endgame skills, it is time for GM Bryan Smith’s Middlegame to Endgame Transition Mastery.

Endgame Renaissance - Middlegame to Endgame Transition Mastery - GM Bryan Smith - Vol. 5
Bernhard Horwitz was a German master and chess writer. He went to school in Berlin, where he studied art. From 1837 to 1843, he was part of a group of German chess players known as “The Pleiades”.He moved to London in 1845. His best chess result was winning a match against Henry Bird in 1851. He played in the first international chess tournament, London 1851, but he is best known for being the first pioneer in problem and endgame composition. Horwitz's Chess Studies (1851), co-authored with Joseph Kling was an important work at the time. Kasparyan’s “DOMINATION” features 70 of his studies, often being the first to use a theme which was later developed with greater depth and finesse by composers that followed.

E-DVD FOXY OPENINGS - Volume 180 - Domination Studies - Bernhard Horwitz for the Tournament Player - Vol. 3
Based upon the book Domination in 2545 Studies by Ghenrikh Kasparyan - This classic work was first published in Russia in 1974 and then in English in 1980. It soon captured the imagination of serious chess players around the world. This work was produced in the era where computers were as yet of little use, making it a truly a monumental undertaking. It includes endgame studies of many of the finest chess composers in the world (primarily Russian). It became an indispensable training tool for generations of Russian Masters. Genrikh was an International Master and 10 time Armenian Champion.

E-DVD Foxy Openings - Volume 179 - Domination Studies - Ghenrikh Kasparyan for the Tournament Player - Vol. 2
Domination on the chess board is based on controlling critical squares at decisive moments of a chess game – whether in the opening, middlegame or endgame. However, the endgame, due to the small amount of pieces on the board is the phase of the game where the importance of this concept is magnified as each piece assumes greater importance.

E-DVD FOXY OPENINGS - Volume 178 - Dominate the Endgames Like 13 World Champions for the Tournament Player - Vol. 1
Roman’s training courses cover the entire spectrum of modern chess theory – from openings to tactical play, strategic mastery, endgames and much more. You get every single lesson Roman used to coach pupils like Gata Kamsky to 2700 Elo!

The Complete Roman's Lab on DVD - VOLUMES 1-117 - 5 DVDs
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Atalik's All-Around Guide for Club Players
IM Atalik leaves no stone unturned in improving your game. The insights and advice contained in the Ekaterina Atalik Method will save you from years of hit-and-miss learning and give you powerful ideas and training methods you can put into practice right away.

MASTER METHOD - The Ekaterina Atalik Method - IM Ekaterina Atalik - Over 15 Hours of Content!
The Karpov Method
In this extraordinary 15 hour course, former World Champion Anatoly Karpov has put together the definitive training program on his approach to chess mastery.

MASTER METHOD - The Karpov Method - GM Anatoly Karpov - Over 15 Hours of Content!
Endgame Memorization Shortcuts from the 2018 US Champion - IM Nazi Paikidze
In this 6 hour course, 2018 U.S. Women’s Chess Champion IM Nazi Paikidze trains you in the skills needed for success in the endgame. Instead of theoretical positions, this course focuses entirely on the type of positions you’re actually likely to encounter in real games.

Endgame Renaissance - Endgame Memorization Shortcuts from the 2018 US Champion - IM Nazi Paikidze
Converting Imbalances for Club Players – IM Keaton Kiewra
In this 5 hour course, experienced chess coach and 9-time Nebraska Champion IM Keaton Kiewra will train you in the skills needed for you to succeed in chess endgame strategy. These skills will also deepen your understanding and sharpen your technique in all phases of the game.

Endgame Renaissance - Converting Imbalances for Club Players - IM Keaton Kiewra
As the name suggests, the focus is entirely on the type of positions you encounter in real play. You will learn how to think in the endgame; how to make progress in tricky positions and how to coordinate your pieces like a master. This course has been designed with the competitive player in mind, showing you how to maximize your results and stop gifting half-points to your rivals.

Endgame Renaissance - Practical Chess Endgames for Club Players - 2 DVDs
Chess Strategy Masterclass
Discover the secrets of endgame strategy with this new, 8 hour course from GM Damian Lemos! Through the analysis of carefully chosen games, Damian explains the best guiding principles to follow in order the handle any endgame position!

MASTERCLASS - Damian Lemos' Endgame Chess Masterclass - GM Damian Lemos - 8 hours of Content! - Volume 6
In this training video, IM Valeri Lilov hand-picked positions, which are of a particular interest for a practical chess player. These are some of the most common guests on the chess board for under 2200 rated games. By spending few hours of your time and understanding how these positions should be played you will tremendously improve your endgame understanding.

E-DVD Dominate King and Pawn Endgames with IM Valeri Lilov
GM Kuljasevic shares his own endgame philosophy [aka master-plan] that helped him and many dozens of his students to win hundreds if not thousands of endgames. If you master the endgame strategies you will get a strong competitive edge. Even if it was your weakness before, you will turn it into your strength and help winning many games and gaining rating points.

E-DVD Winning Endgame Strategies with GM Davorin Kuljasevic
IM Ostrovskiy shares over a decade of his experience as a player and coach and gives you all the necessary tools to get a serious edge over your competition in those positions.

E-DVD Minor Piece Endgame Mastery II with IM Andrey Ostrovskiy
In this DVD, GM Ipatov?teaches you how to think?and?how to make right decisions in the endgame. Not only you will learn the right moves, but also you will get a high quality Grandmaster?s explanation of why that is the case. It will help you to?structure your thinking?and you will be able to play not only these but also other similar endgames much more precisely and effectively.

E-DVD Dominate Rook Endgames with GM Alex Ipatov
In this brand new 6-hour course, IM Valeri Lilov teaches you the 47 most important endgames that anyone from an amateur to Grandmaster must know. Valeri reveals his groundbreaking methodology which allows playing endings precisely and with almost zero memorization. It is based on pattern recognition and general understanding of endgame principles. It is a very powerful weapon, yet simple enough that any club player can quickly grasp it.

E-DVD Practical Endgames For Club Players with IM Valeri Lilov
In this 8-hour, “university level” course IM Ostrovskiy starts out with the fundamentals of Minor Piece Endgames. He then proceeds to arm you with all the necessary tools and weapons to play these endgames like a Master.

E-DVD Minor Piece Endgame Mastery with IM Andrey Ostrovskiy
IM Mark Dvoretsky is arguably the world’s best chess coach and we’re honored that the trainer of many world-class players. On his first DVD for Chess24.com, Mark is joined the GM Gustafsson to discuss Endgame mastery. Endgames are tough, and it makes them even tougher if you spend your training trying to memorize positions that might occur only once or twice in your playing career. On this eDVD, Mark instead focuses on guiding principles that we can immediately start to implement in our own games.

E-DVD Endgames with Dvoretsky – IM Mark Dvoretsky and GM Jan Gustafsson
Based upon the book Domination in 2545 Studies by Ghenrikh Kasparyan - This classic work was first published in Russia in 1974 and then in English in 1980. It soon captured the imagination of serious chess players around the world. This work was produced in the era where computers were as yet of little use, making it a truly a monumental undertaking. It includes endgame studies of many of the finest chess composers in the world (primarily Russian). It became an indispensable training tool for generations of Russian Masters. Genrikh was an International Master and 10 time Armenian Champion.

Foxy Openings - Volume 179 - Domination Studies - Ghenrikh Kasparyan for the Tournament Player - Vol. 2
Domination on the chess board is based on controlling critical squares at decisive moments of a chess game – whether in the opening, middlegame or endgame. However, the endgame, due to the small amount of pieces on the board is the phase of the game where the importance of this concept is magnified as each piece assumes greater importance.

Foxy Openings - Volume 178 - Dominate the Endgames Like 13 World Champions for the Tournament Player - Vol. 3
Bernhard Horwitz was a German master and chess writer. He went to school in Berlin, where he studied art. From 1837 to 1843, he was part of a group of German chess players known as “The Pleiades”.He moved to London in 1845. His best chess result was winning a match against Henry Bird in 1851. He played in the first international chess tournament, London 1851, but he is best known for being the first pioneer in problem and endgame composition. Horwitz's Chess Studies (1851), co-authored with Joseph Kling was an important work at the time. Kasparyan’s “DOMINATION” features 70 of his studies, often being the first to use a theme which was later developed with greater depth and finesse by composers that followed.

Foxy Openings - Volume 180 - Domination Studies - Bernhard Horwitz for the Tournament Player - Vol. 3
This DVD features..
* Armed with Pawn Endgame Essentials (50 Minutes)
GM Dzindzichashvili teaches the important aspects of elementary pawn endgames including the opposition, and positions with pawn breakthroughs, outside passed pawns, potential outside passed pawns, and protected passed pawns.
* Minor Piece Endgame Weapons (44 Minutes)
GM Dzindzichashvili discusses the general principles of play in bishop endgames including bishops of opposite color endings.

E-DVD ROMAN'S LAB - VOLUME 29 - Mastering The Endgame Forum Series - PART 1
By LM Dana Mackenzie
Many chess books teach the Lucena and Philidor endgames - but most rook endgames start in much more complicated positions. The objective of this series is to show you what to do in the earlier stages, when things are more complex and you may not even be sure who is winning. One of the key ingredients is obtaining active play for your Rooks, King and Pawns if you can safely do so. Here are real life lessons over the board with examples from Dana’s own games.Content: 126 minutes of instruction and analysis in a series of 4 lectures.

E-DVD Practical Rook Endgames - Chess Lecture - Volume 52
Using a series of common endgame examples, IM Andrew Martin will teach you virtual endgame techniques and guidelines that you will be able to apply to and help you win your games.

E-DVD FOXY OPENINGS - VOLUME 74 - Learn the Endgame 1-2-3
In this series Bryan shows us Rubinstein playing against world class players in a variety of openings showcasing his brilliant play which is often called a work of art for its simplicity and technique.

E-DVD Rubinstein’s Great Endgames - 2 DVDs - Chess Lecture - Volume 137
These lessons by Roman will help you determine whether you should go into the endgame or avoid it. Lessons in Volume 8: - King and Pawn Endings - More King and Pawn Endings - Practical Rook and Pawn Endings - Tactical Rook Endings - Basic Principles of Minor Piece Endings - Queen and Pawn Endings

E-DVD ROMAN'S LAB - VOLUME 8 - Comprehensive Chess Endings - PART 1
by GM Jesse Kraai
GM Jesse Kraai reviews Vassily Smyslov, his favorite player of all time. Jesse claims studying Smyslov’s endgames helped him become a Grandmaster.Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov (Russian March 24, 1921 – 27 March 2010) was a Soviet and Russian Grandmaster and was World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight times (1948, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1965, 1983, and 1985). Smyslov twice tied for first at the Soviet Championship (1949, 1955), and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won is an all-time record. In five European Team Championships, Smyslov won ten gold medals.

E-DVD Smyslov Endgames - PART 2 - Chess Lecture - Volume 49
On this DVD, Roman covers one of the most frequently asked questions he receives how to improve in the endgame. Roman takes several highly instructional examples from tournament play and discusses the very common type of errors made by many tournament players, how to avoid them, and, how to take advantage of them if your opponent makes them.

E-DVD ROMAN'S LAB - VOLUME 58 - Taking Advantages of Common Endgame Mistakes
By IM Bryan Smith
IM Smith takes us through amazing and intricate endgames. Contains lectures on Alekhine's Defense, Modern Variation, 4...Bg4 and E78 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3.

E-DVD Complex Endgames - Chess Lecture - Volume 5
Presented by GM Bryan Smith
Rook endings are among the most difficult in chess. Rook and Pawn endings have their own special rules and a special way of calculation. Bryan examines various rook endings resulting from different openings played through to conclusion. Learn what to think about and step by step how to assess the board.

E-DVD Exploring Rook Endgames - Chess Lecture - Volume 160 - 2 DVDs
By IM Bill Paschall
José Raúl Capablanca was a Cuban chess player and World Chess Champion from 1921 to 1927. Renowned as one of the greatest players of all time, Capablanca had exceptional endgame skill and clarity of thought that contributed to his exceptional speed of play. Over time his achievements in the chess world and mastery over the board and due to his relatively simple and direct style of play he was nicknamed the ''Human Chess Machine''.

E-DVD Capablanca in the Endgame - Chess Lecture - Volume 61
Dzindzichashvili teaches the basic principles of elementary rook endgames including the critical theoretical R + P v R positions that are essential knowledge for all chessplayers (e.g., the Lucena and Philidor positions).

E-DVD ROMAN'S LAB - VOLUME 30 - Mastering The Endgame Forum Series - PART 2