Dvoretsky: Tragikomödien im Endspiel Kids King’s Indian and Grünfeld defences

King’s Indian and Grünfeld defences alike

Queen Sacrifices

Though in retirement now

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All phases of the game are covered: opening

Dvoretsky: Tragikomödien im Endspiel Kids King’s Indian and Grünfeld defencesBy "tragicomedies" I mean cases of gross mistakes in the endgame that are sad for the players themselves but amusing for the spectators. As already noted in "Endgame University", where several chapters ended with a section on "tragicomedies", such examples serve as an excellent warning against ignoring elementary endgame theory. Moreover, practice has shown that tragicomedies are well remembered and thus help to better assimilate the endgame ideas