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Month 03 · Technique
Endgame Foundation
Opposition, key squares, and the first rook endings.
- Weeks
- 4
- Days on the syllabus
- 28
- Written exercises
- None yet
- Planned time
- ~42h
This page is the syllabus. The daily lessons for this month are not written yet, so opening a day shows that it is closed.
Open week 1Builds on
Reliable short calculation from Month 02.
Prepares you for
Positional play: you can only choose a plan if you know which endings it leads to.
Why this month exists
Month 3 is the endgame syllabus: king and pawn fundamentals, Lucena, Philidor, and minor-piece endings.
What you will develop
- Convert and hold basic king + pawn endings
- Apply opposition, key squares, and the rule of the square
- Execute Lucena and hold Philidor
- Judge bishop vs knight and opposite-colored bishop endings
Weekly structure
Week 01 · King & Pawn Essentials
Week overviewWeek 02 · Rook Ending Seed Ideas
Week overviewWeek 03 · Lucena & Philidor
Week overviewWeek 04 · Minor-Piece Endings
Week overviewMonthly challenge
Recorded drill set: 20 K+P positions, 10 Lucena/Philidor, 10 minor-piece practicals — all solved without moving pieces first.