Answers.Body: <p>Planning in the endgame (this is what I seek on endgames)</p>
  
  <p>Here is a breakdown of the different imbalances and what you should aim for:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Material (owning pieces of greater value than the opponent's);</li>
  <li>Space (the annexation of territory on a chess board);</li>
  <li>Superior Minor Piece (the interplay between Bishops and Knights);</li>
  <li>Pawn Structure (a broad subject that encompasses doubled pawns,
  isolated pawns, etc.);</li>
  <li>Control of a key file or square (files and diagonals act as pathways
  for your pieces, while squares act as outposts);</li>
  <li>Lead in development (more force in a specific area of the board);</li>
  <li>Initiative (dictating the tempo of a game).</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>If we are to use these things properly we must be able to break down our thinking in a way that allows us to dissect any particular position.</p>
  
  <p>Here are the stages of my thinking technique that enables us to accomplish this:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Figure out the positive and negative imbalances for both sides;</li>
  <li>Figure out the side of the board you wish to play on. You can only
  play where a favorable imbalance or the possibility of creating a
  favorable imbalance exists;</li>
  <li>Don't calculate! Instead, dream up various fantasy positions, i.e.,
  the positions you would most like to achieve;</li>
  <li>Once you find a fantasy position that makes you happy, you must
  figure out if you can reach it. If you find that your choice was not
  possible to achieve, you must create another dream position easier
  to achieve;</li>
  <li>Only now you will look at the moves you wish to calculate (called
  candidate moves). The candidate moves are all the moves that lead to
  our dream position.</li>
  </ol>
  
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Body: <p>I need help on how to improve my thinking about endgames and how to produce a plan, what should I focus on and what should I not?</p>
  
Tags: <strategy><endgame>
Title: How to make a plan in an endgame?
ThreadText: # How to make a plan in an endgame?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-21)
  
  I need help on how to improve my thinking about endgames and how to produce a plan, what should I focus on and what should I not?
  
  **Tags:** strategy, endgame
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-01-21. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  Planning in the endgame (this is what I seek on endgames)
  
  Here is a breakdown of the different imbalances and what you should aim for:
  
  1. Material (owning pieces of greater value than the opponent's);
  2. Space (the annexation of territory on a chess board);
  3. Superior Minor Piece (the interplay between Bishops and Knights);
  4. Pawn Structure (a broad subject that encompasses doubled pawns,
     isolated pawns, etc.);
  5. Control of a key file or square (files and diagonals act as pathways
     for your pieces, while squares act as outposts);
  6. Lead in development (more force in a specific area of the board);
  7. Initiative (dictating the tempo of a game).
  
  If we are to use these things properly we must be able to break down our thinking in a way that allows us to dissect any particular position.
  
  Here are the stages of my thinking technique that enables us to accomplish this:
  
  1. Figure out the positive and negative imbalances for both sides;
  2. Figure out the side of the board you wish to play on. You can only
     play where a favorable imbalance or the possibility of creating a
     favorable imbalance exists;
  3. Don't calculate! Instead, dream up various fantasy positions, i.e.,
     the positions you would most like to achieve;
  4. Once you find a fantasy position that makes you happy, you must
     figure out if you can reach it. If you find that your choice was not
     possible to achieve, you must create another dream position easier
     to achieve;
  5. Only now you will look at the moves you wish to calculate (called
     candidate moves). The candidate moves are all the moves that lead to
     our dream position.
  
  
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