Practical Endgame Play

Author : Glenn Flear
Publisher : Gloucester Publishers Plc
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Chess
ISBN : 1857445554

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Practical Endgame Play - Beyond the Basics by Glenn Flear Pdf

Here... at long last... we have it. A new type of endgame book. A book which explains how to handle those positions that frequently occur in practical play but, curiously, are hardly ever the subject of theoretical works. Most endgame books rely upon recycling established theory on basic positions, or concentrate on fantastical studies. This one is different. Well known Grandmaster and endgame expert Glenn Flear examines in depth all endgames which feature either two pieces for each side, or two pieces against one. Why is this an important subject? Because these situations arise surprisingly frequently in practical play. For example, an examination of any big database will reveal that the endgame of rook and minor piece versus rook and minor piece arises in nearly 20% of games. That means that if you open with 1 e4, you are more likely to reach one of these endgames than you are to face the French Defence. And overall, every time you sit down to play a game of chess, there is nearly a 50% chance that you will reach one of the endgames covered in this book. If you can handle such endgames well, your results will inevitably improve. This book will show you how.

Author : Neil McDonald
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Games
ISBN : 1857441761

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Practical Endgame Play by Neil McDonald Pdf

If one were to do a survey of club and tournament players to determine which areas of the game they feel that they are weak in, there is little doubt that most would admit to poor endgame play However, while these players would happily spend an afternoon looking at the latest variation of their favorite opening, few spend any time at all studying the endgame. 'Endgame books are just too boring, ' they would say. Not this one! Here, International Master Neil McDonald provides a fresh approach to endgame, concentrating on practical aspects that all players will find useful. This is the ideal handbook for club and tournament players, using games by Kasparov, Anand and others to explain the principles of endgame play, and employing a thematic approach to demonstrate typical endgame motifs. Neil McDonald is also the author of Positional Sacrifices and Modern Chess Miniatures (both of which are available from Cadogan)

Author : Edmar Mednis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Chess
ISBN : 093146269X

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Questions and Answers on Practical Endgame Play by Edmar Mednis Pdf

Author : Irving Chernev
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1969-01-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 048622208X

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Practical Chess Endings by Irving Chernev Pdf

300 practical endgame situations, ranging from very simple to masterpieces by Capablanca, Reti, Tarrasch, Lasker, more.

Author : Fred Reinfeld
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781447483649

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Practical End-Game Play by Fred Reinfeld Pdf

To become more then an average chess player a person must master the art of the end-game. This tactical necessity is explained here in step by step sections to slowly expand your game and teaches you to spot favourable endings and how to defend and turn possible defeat to a hard won victory. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Efstratios Grivas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Chess
ISBN : 1857445562

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Practical Endgame Play - Mastering the Basics by Efstratios Grivas Pdf

A comprehensive guide to all fundamental chess endings, and a godsend for those looking to improve their endgame play. Crucially, the emphasis is just as much on practical play as it is on theoretical understanding.

Author : Paul Keres
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781849945394

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Practical Chess Endings by Paul Keres Pdf

An updated edition of Paul Keres' classic endgame instructor, designed specifically for practical players with over 500 extra diagrams to facilitate learning and memorisation of critical lines of endgame play. It is an essential practical book, for all chess players, from one of the world's greatest grandmasters. Keres remained an elite grandmaster throughout his life and is widely regarded as one of the s strongest ever players not to have won the world chess champion. His book is a comprehensive guide to the precise handling of all basic endgame positions. It features logical step-by-step explanations of procedures required to obtain the best possible results from frequently occurring queen, rook, bishop, knight and pawn endings. It includes commentaries on the final stages of selected tournament games, which demonstrate the art of favourable transposition from complex to clear-cut endgames.

Author : Jesus de la Villa
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 623 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056918217

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The 100 Endgames You Must Know Workbook by Jesus de la Villa Pdf

Jesus de la Villa’s worldwide bestseller 100 Endgames You Must Know successfully debunked the myth that endgame theory is complex and that endgame books are tedious. Reviewers praised its clarity and completeness and thousands of players dramatically improved their endgame understanding (and their results!). In recent years, De la Villa’s students sometimes complained that when they had to apply what they had studied in 100 Endgames, they didn’t always have the material ready at their fingertips. De la Villa then made an important discovery: most of the errors his students made are being made by others as well, even by strong and sometimes famous chess players! De la Villa started collecting training material and selected those exercises best suited to retain and improve your knowledge and avoid common errors. In this book the Spanish grandmaster presents hundreds of exercises grouped according to the various chapters in 100 Endgames. Solving these puzzles will drive home the most important ideas, refresh your knowledge and improve your technique. This book contains a massive amount of clear, concise and easy-to-follow chess endgame instruction. The advice De la Villa gives in the solutions is practical and useful. Ideal for every post-beginner, club player and candidate master who wishes to win more games.

Author : Daniel Naroditsky
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Games
ISBN : 9789056914585

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Mastering Complex Endgames by Daniel Naroditsky Pdf

Young Daniel Naroditsky (1995) has picked the most instructive examples of endgames in which you have to use ideas and plans in order to outplay your opponent. This is not an encyclopaedia nor a manual on endings, which are usually helpful but boring, but a compendium of lively lessons and exercises. The positions that International Master Naroditsky uses should not be memorized, but understood, and his acclaimed didactic skills will take your endgame technique to the next level. Never before have the ideas that decide endings been explained so clearly. With exercise at the end of each chapter.

Author : Alexey Dreev
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9492510596

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Improve Your Practical Play in the Endgame by Alexey Dreev Pdf

For all chess players, beginners to professionals, one thing is crucial: any ending knowledge will bring you the key to success. In this area of the game, many points are given away through the lack of adequate knowledge of these endings. Alexey Dreev continued his journey, after his first in the series 'Practical Play in the Middlegame', he provided an unique and practical guide, logically and clearly organized by theme. On top of that he also included many fascinating exercices to test the reader's understanding. This endgame book should be in anyone's library if you want to acquire the correct knowledge of the final part of our Royal Game.

Author : Edmar Mednis
Publisher : David McKay Company
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Chess
ISBN : 0679130721

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Practical Endgame Lessons by Edmar Mednis Pdf

Author : Jesus de la Villa
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-28
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789056916183

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100 Endgames You Must Know by Jesus de la Villa Pdf

'New (4th) and improved edition of an all-time classic The good news about endgames is: • there are relatively few endings you should know by heart • once you know these endings, that's it. Your knowledge never goes out of date! The bad news is that, all the same, the endgame technique of most players is deficient. Modern time-controls make matters worse: there is simply not enough time to delve deep into the position. Jesus de la Vila debunks the myth that endgame theory is complex and he teaches you to steer the game into a position you are familiar with. This book contains only those endgames that: • show up most frequently • are easy to learn • contain ideas that are useful in more difficult positions. Your performance will improve dramatically because this book brings you: • simple rules • detailed and lively explanations • many diagrams • clear summaries of the most important themes • dozens of tests.

Author : Mark Dvoreetsky,Oleg Pervakov
Publisher : SCB Distributors
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-22
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781936490202

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Studies for Practical Players by Mark Dvoreetsky,Oleg Pervakov Pdf

Nowadays, chessplayers spend almost all their free time preparing openings, and rarely spend the time necessary to perfect the vitally important technique of calculating. Regular training in solving and playing out endgames studies is a good recipe for eliminating that shortcoming. This training is directed at developing resourcefulness, fantasy (in chess, these qualities are called "combinative acuity”), and the readiness to sacrifice material, in pursuit of the goal - winning! How do we develop good habits of winning endgame play? There are lots of manuals; but this may be the first in which a famous practical player, a trainer with a world-renowned name, and a study composer who has earned the title of International Grandmaster of Composition, share their views in one and the same book.

Author : Reuben Fine
Publisher : Random House Puzzles & Games
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0812934938

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Basic Chess Endings by Reuben Fine Pdf

The most authoritative reference work on the,endgame, serious students of chess will find this,book unmatched in its depth and range. Updated,with the latest innovations in the endgame and,adapted to algebraic notation by Grandmaster Pal,Benko, the result is what chess aficionados have,been waiting for - a thoroughly modern bible on,chess endings. Packed with diagrams that make,examples easy to follow, this is an indispensable,point of reference for the Grandmaster in the,making.

Author : Mikhail Shereshevsky
Publisher : New In Chess
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-30
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9789493257399

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Endgame Strategy by Mikhail Shereshevsky Pdf

In this widely acclaimed chess classic, Russian trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky explains how to master the most important endgame principles. Where other endgame manuals focus on the basics and theoretical endgames, this book teaches the ‘big ideas’ that will help you find the most promising and most practical moves in any endgame. Even in endgames, it helps to think schematically instead of trying to calculate every move. To maximize your winning chances, this invaluable manual will teach you lessons such as ‘do not hurry’ and ‘centralize your king’ or ‘fight for the initiative’. Endgame Strategy is considered to be one of the most important endgame manuals. In comparison with the 1981 publication, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and the author has added dozens of new and inspiring positions. The book is highly recommended by club players, coaches, and grandmasters alike. ‘I especially read the chapter “Do not hurry!” with pleasure; not just because I agree with what he says, but more importantly because it defines the playing style of Magnus Carlsen,’ said Grandmaster Simen Agdestein, long-time trainer of the Norwegian World Champion.