Product Description

By concentrating on the basic principles the average player is not only given a working knowledge of the endgame but also a firm foundation on which to further develop his or her interest and technique in this fascinating stage of a chess game.

The author, a Russian Grandmaster and endgame expert, takes the reader from the most elementary checkmates, through the exploitation of positional and material advantage, right up to the analysis of actual endings from master play.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #263236 in Books
• Published on: 1993-07
• Original language: Russian
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781857440225
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Language Notes
Text: English, Russian (translation)

Customer Reviews

Absolutely "Essential" Endgame Reading
I agree with the other reader who said that this is a must read for anyone under 1800 USCF.

This is a nice, neat concise book (104 pages) that covers everything you need to know about the endings to become a very strong club player.

It covers basic mates, as well as rule of the square, rook endings, philidor and lucena positions, triangulation, pawn endings, etc. etc.

This book has nice diagrams, and the explainations are excellent. This book does not weight one down with a lot of extra verbage.

Many endgame books are a real drudge to work through. This one is just the right blend of material to keep it interesting. Also, the book's petite size means that you will be able to finish it in a reasonable period of time.

Crib Notes to the Endgame :)...
This is a must have book I think for anyone U1800... Figure the lower you are the more you need to get this book :)... This is like Crib Notes to the Endgame to be really honest with you... He makes it really simple and the book has lot of chapters making it easy to look stuff up... You can get a pretty good idea how to play the Endgame from this book... This is like the DNA to the Endgame... The building blocks that you need to go to the next level... Yes he deals with mating with King, Bishop and Knight vs. King... He does not give much time in it but if you play out the example enough... Once You understand the basic technique its really not that hard... He breaks down the book and gives least 1 example for just about anything...

The book is only about 100 pages so you will not be blitzed with too much info... I figure you get this book and if you need something more advanced later on so be it... This should get you to the stage of playing least a decent endgame... If You understand the concepts in this book you should be pretty set...

This book helped take my endgame from a disaster into winning lost endgames :)... Also just teaching the basic concepts and expanding on them really helped... The small chapters make it easy to find what you are looking for fast...

Good Introduction
Any beginning student of the chess end-game should read this book. It focus primarily on simple minor piece endgames, simple king and pawn endgames, and simple imbalanced endgame. The book is incomplete without being supplemented by a more thorough text, but is gives the beginner a solid introduction to the subject.