CHESS 1. OPENING REPOTIRE 2. MIDDLEGAME COMBINATION 3. ENDGAME TECHNIQUE 4.TACTICS 5. FINDING REASONS FOR MOVES 6.OVERWORKED PIECES Phases Opening A tactic during the first phase of the game. Middlegame A tactic during the second phase of the game. Endgame A tactic during the last phase of the game. Rook endgame An endgame with only rooks and pawns. Bishop endgame An endgame with only bishops and pawns. Pawn endgame An endgame with only pawns. Knight endgame An endgame with only knights and pawns. Queen endgame An endgame with only queens and pawns. Queen and Rook An endgame with only queens, rooks, and pawns.