How to End a Chess Game

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Think six to seven moves ahead of the game

   When people do not do this, they make stupid mistakes.
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   Step 2: and always know what every single piece can do

   The extra pieces may be two bishops (hard), one rook (sort of hard), a queen (somewhat easy), or two rooks (very easy).
   
   A knight and a bishop checkmate, while possible, takes at least 30 moves by professionals. , Knowing how to do them quickly and easily will save you the frustration of figuring it out when put on the spot. , Checkmate is likely if your king is at the edges of the board and even more so in the corners. , This will prevent the piece from being taken by the enemy's king. ,,, The king can be used to block your opponent's king from moving to certain squares. , The less pieces your opponent has, the more simple the endgame will be. , This is a great way to get rid of extra pieces that may interfere with your checkmating procedure.
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   Step 3: every moment of the game.

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   Step 4: Protect enough pieces along with your king to last you through a simple endgame

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   Step 5: which is between your king and some other pieces against your opponent's king.

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   Step 6: Learn the simple endgames mentioned above

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   Step 7: with the possible exception of the knight and bishop.

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   Step 8: Move your king towards the center in the endgame.

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   Step 9: Place your most powerful piece next to your king.

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    Step 10: Make sure your own pieces are on squares of a color opposite of the square your opponent's bishop is on

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    Step 11: if your opponent has only one.

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    Step 12: Get your king next to pawns

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    Step 13: preferably near your opponent's side of the board

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    Step 14: so you can block checks by rooks and queens

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    Step 15: which cost you moves

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    Step 16: and protect your own pawns.

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    Step 17: Use your king aggressively

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    Step 18: especially if you don't have a queen.

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    Step 19: Try to fork or pin enemy pieces in the endgame without losing any of your own pieces you need for checkmate.

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    Step 20: Check your opponent's king constantly if you think you're opponent's trying to trick you into a stalemate.

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