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Practical Endgame Play - beyond the basics: The definitive guide to the endgames that really matter
THE MOST IMPORTANT ENDGAME BOOK EVER PUBLISHED
Welcome to a new type of endgame book. A book that includes...
* The most common endgames you will ever encounter.
* Examinations of material balances you will reach in almost half of your games.
* Over 500 pages of grandmaster advice and analysis, assisted by the latest computer software.
Forget those books which just recycle established theory. Forget those books which concentrate on fantastical studies. Grandmaster and endgame expert Glenn Flear has created an in-depth book of all endgames which feature either two pieces for each side, or two pieces against one - an essential area of the game that has never before been comprehensively covered in one volume.
Why is this so important? Because these situations arise incredibly frequently in practical play. These are the endgames that matter. If you can handle such endgames well, your results will improve. This book shows you how.
Welcome to a new type of endgame book. A book that includes...
* The most common endgames you will ever encounter.
* Examinations of material balances you will reach in almost half of your games.
* Over 500 pages of grandmaster advice and analysis, assisted by the latest computer software.
Forget those books which just recycle established theory. Forget those books which concentrate on fantastical studies. Grandmaster and endgame expert Glenn Flear has created an in-depth book of all endgames which feature either two pieces for each side, or two pieces against one - an essential area of the game that has never before been comprehensively covered in one volume.
Why is this so important? Because these situations arise incredibly frequently in practical play. These are the endgames that matter. If you can handle such endgames well, your results will improve. This book shows you how.
- GenresChess
1416 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2007
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May 6, 2018
The shortest way to describe this book is: this is the "systematized Shereshevsky's book". While Shereshevsky (in his "Endgame Strategy") has grouped the material under the chapter-titles like, Centralization of the king, The problem of exchanging, or, "Do not hurry", here Flear takes the conventional material/pieces approach, for example:
_Section 1: Clear Material Advantage
Chapter 4: Queen & Rook vs Queen & Minor Piece
_Section 2: Only Minor Pieces
Chapter 6: 2 Bishops vs 2 Minor pieces
Chapter 7: Other Double Minor Piece combinations
_Section 3: Asymmetric Struggles
Chapter 8: Rook vs 2 Minor Pieces
_Section 4: Rook & Minor Piece
Chapter 12: Rook & Bishop vs Rook & Knight
All in all, this is one of the most important contribution to the theory of the endings since the "Endgame Strategy".
_Section 1: Clear Material Advantage
Chapter 4: Queen & Rook vs Queen & Minor Piece
_Section 2: Only Minor Pieces
Chapter 6: 2 Bishops vs 2 Minor pieces
Chapter 7: Other Double Minor Piece combinations
_Section 3: Asymmetric Struggles
Chapter 8: Rook vs 2 Minor Pieces
_Section 4: Rook & Minor Piece
Chapter 12: Rook & Bishop vs Rook & Knight
All in all, this is one of the most important contribution to the theory of the endings since the "Endgame Strategy".
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