100 Endgames You Must Know by IM John Bartholomew (MP4)

I really believe this will improve your game. Want to brush up on your K+P endings? Want to know how to mate with B+N vs. K? Win or draw complex rook endings? I go through it all.

I hope these videos will help add a whole lot more to this, to make it easier to understand and help you fully learn them. I try to explain the concepts and rules in different ways, often using comparison, methods that have worked with students, and my personal experience with these endings (like the time I failed to win K+Q vs. K+R vs. a Grandmaster!).
– IM John Bartholomew

Drawing upon his own games and the knowledge he has gained teaching students, John goes into depth to examine the 100 endgames de la Villa identified as showing up most frequently.

They are all easy to learn and contain ideas and concepts that, as John explains, can be adapted for other positions.

Try learning one endgame a day for 100 days

Each endgame is taken in and expanded upon with deeper explanations and relevant examples. John’s sole aim in these videos is to help you unpack the endgame in a way you can understand fully and utilize in games.

Jesus de la Villa’s 100 Endgames You Must Know was already an award-winning book and a best-seller that we improved on Chessable.

But IM John Bartholomew has taken this classic to another level.

Shortlisted for The Guardian Chess Book of the Year Award

GM Matthew Sadler, former British Champion:
“There’s not much to say about it – you just have to buy it and read it! De la Villa does a truly wonderful job of explaining useful endgames in a calm and measured manner that is clear enough for any strength of player to understand while still being interesting for stronger players. If you’ve never read an endgame book before, this is the one you should start with”

Gary Walters Chess
“If you really have no patience for endgames, at least read Jesus de la Villa’s
100 Endgames You Must Know”

Elisabeth Vicary, USCF Online
“[Former Women’s World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk] said she had really enjoyed De la Villa’s 100 Endgames You Must Know and had made flashcards out of the 100 positions. One side of the card had the position, the solution was written out on the reverse, and she quizzed herself until she knew all 100.”

Marsh Towers Chess Reviews
“The greatest strength of the book: breaking things down into well-worded chunks of easily digestible information.”

British Chess Magazine
“A clear exposition of the most important endgames, with exercises to test your knowledge.”