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Endgame Tactics

Tactics don't stop when the queens come off. In the endgame, a single tactic: a fork, a skewer, a promotion trick, a stalemate swindle: often decides the whole game, because every pawn counts.

How to spot it: watch for pawn breakthroughs, checks that win a queening pawn, skewers against the king and a far pawn, and stalemate resources when defending. Precision matters more here than anywhere.

Now spot it yourself

A real position: find the move. This is exactly what the drills in the app do, banded from beginner to expert.

How this lesson is made: this public explanation comes from the authored Strong Squares curriculum. Automated checks protect its chess data, source fields and learning flow. Independent chess-editor approval remains part of the private-preview release process. Read the teaching method.