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I suck at endgames, especially with pawns

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HoosierLife
I don’t know what it is. Even if I’m +1 or +2 pawns, I can screw every endgame up.

Maybe I need to slow down or something.

Maybe it’s because we’re really making like 15 moves in a few seconds and I just don’t think it through.

But there’s got to be some tips and tricks to make sure I stay ahead.
MariasWhiteKnight

Well, there is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_and_pawn_versus_king_endgame

MariasWhiteKnight

General principles of pawn endgames (and other endgames) are explained by GM Naroditsky pretty well in this playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT1F2nOxLHOfQI_hFiDnnWj4lb5KsviJ_

Its not complete yet though.

Other than that check out the usual suspects of threads about endgame books ?

And you cannot really blitz out endgames like that, I dont think. You need at least time to see what your opponent has done.