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ECE V – Bishop & Knight (Minor pieces) The Encyclopedia of Chess...
The Sicilian Sveshnikov arises after the opening moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6...
Do you struggle to score against the Hedgehog and find it difficult to...
The Tarrasch Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined is a fierce...
Solving endgame studies has become a major working tool in modern chess...
Looking for an easy-to-learn yet super-solid repertoire for Black...
A fun & tricky ambush weapon for Black against 1.e4? In this book,...
The Basman-Williams Attack arises after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.h4, which was...
Yuri Razuvaev (1945-2012) was an...
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Any good chess coach will tell you to study the endgame. Improving your knowledge of the ‘third phase’ in a chess game will bring you many extra half or even full points.
Endgame theory teaches us two fundamental issues: First, how to extract the maximum from a basic theoretical position with little material, where the experts (from practice comprising thousands of games) have reached definite conclusions. Second, the way in which we can handle an endgame, depending on the material remaining on the board, and the ideas and...
The most hated cliché in chess is: And the rest is a matter of technique. In A Matter of Endgame Technique Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard deals with one of the few things chessplayers hate even more – losing a winning position. No serious chessplayer is new to the misery of spoiling hours of hard work in a few minutes...
Proper handling of pawns in the middlegame and endgame are important features in today's chess and a serious must for every player who wants to climb the world's chess hierarchy. This book deals with important themes and ideas related to the world of 'Passed Pawns' . The author presents in a constructive way his chapters making this book an ideal tool for...
Since the world chess champions excel in all areas of the game, it goes without saying that you can learn the most not only from their skills in the opening and the middlegame, but also from their superb handling of the endgame.
Since the world chess champions excel in all areas of the game, it goes without saying that you can learn the most not only from their skills in the opening and the middlegame, but also from their superb handling of the endgame.
Think Like a Super-GM is a unique collaboration combining the chess insights of an elite grandmaster with a scientific investigation into thinking at the chess board.
Why is it that most amateur chess players love opening and middlegame tactics but hate endgames? Why do you usually look at only a couple of pages in any endgame theory book you see? Sit back, forget about theoretical endgames, and enjoy the entertainment of real life chess in Endgame Tactics !
The Singular Skills of the World’s Strongest Chess Player Uncovered and Explained
Bishop or knight? An eternal dilemma! The legendary Bobby Fischer would likely vote for the bishop. Other authorities like Nimzowitsch would prefer the knight.
n his new endgame series, Boroljub Zlatanovic shows a profound understanding of the most common material imbalance in chess: that of the bishop against the knight.
Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles.
In Decision Making in Major Piece Endings former World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses his path to decision making in endgames involving rooks or queens, as well as the often neglected “4th Phase.”
Вашему вниманию предлагаются лучшие учебные примеры из творчества международного гроссмейстера Евгения Воробьёва.Книга разделена на три части: Тактика, Стратегия и Эндшпиль. В каждой из них вы найдёте избранные партии с вопросами в ключевых моментах и большое количество позиций для решения. Рассчитана на квалифицированных шахматистов. Желаем хороших...
Oleg Pervakov (born in 1960 in the city of Kirov) is widely recognized as Russia’s greatest living chess composer. He has composed nearly 500 studies and he has won the individual chess composition world championship three times: in 2004-2006, 2007-2009 and 2013-2015.
Новая работа известного гроссмейстера, тренера и теоретика А. Дреева посвящена типичным приемам игры в эндшпиле. Избегая банальных примеров, которые кочуют по страницам учебников, автор уделяет много внимания нестандартным ситуациям, в которых приходится принимать ответственные самостоятельные решения, а не уповать лишь на память и знание базовых позиций.
The Monster Your Endgame Planning series (Two Volumes - 156 tests) is following the same unique concept of the Monster Your Middlegame Planning series (Two Volumes - 156 tests).
The Royal Chess Couple is a combined attempt to introduce the various traits of the most significant piece with the most powerful piece on the chessboard. Following a short historic review of the development and metamorphoses of each piece over time, the reader is offered 240 positions (480 in total) from tournament practice as well as from the magic...
The author GM Efstratios Grivas is going through the most important endgame topics in a testing format, so the reader not only masters endgames, but also tests his actual knowledge.
The author’s aim in this volume is to improve the tournament chess player and professional alike in their ability to evaluate and execute crucial and hard-fought practical endgames - either in converting a winning position or holding a draw.
We are very proud to present the first FIDE-approved endgame manual, written by 3 of the world leading experts: FIDE Senior Trainers IGM Mikhalchishin, IGM Grivas and IGM Balogh. A total of 8 endgame books will take you step-by-step from king & pawn endgames all the way through to extremely complex and materially-unbalanced endgames. Become an expert...
Rook endings are the most frequently seen among all endgames. In fact, more than 60% of all endings are rook endings, and the reason is simple: rooks generally enter the game much later than other pieces.
Understanding = Mastery! Knowing the abilities and limitations of the minor pieces is very valuable for mastering the secrets of the royal game, and this can be studied best in the endgame. It is essential to understand the management of the long-range bishop, albeit confined to one color, as well as the short-range, ubiquitous knight.