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Attacking in the Endgame The best endgame players know the importance of piece activity and the initiative even in simplified positions. Here are some classic examples to demonstrate this thesis. 7 games, 1912-2010 Favorite Games of 2010 11 games, 2010 Favorite Games of 2011 6 games, 2011 shalgo's favorite games 45 games, 1900-2009 White Opening Repertoire, Part 1: QGD Exchange Mark Morss calls the QGD Exchange the "Point Machine," and with good reason. I like to play a lesser-known variation formerly favored by Reshevsky and Portisch. 7 games, 1968-2007 White Opening Repertoire, Part 2: Exchange Slav 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 11 games, 1971-2005 White Opening Repertoire, Part 3: QGA / Catalan 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qa4+ or 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 dxc4 4.Qa4+ 7 games, 1936-1996 White Opening Repertoire, Part 4: Torre Attack 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 or 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 12 games, 1949-2001