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 reader needs to solve 78 practical exercises throughout the entire book in various important endgame strategical topics in a testing format. According to the collected points after the solutions, he will also be able to evaluate his current knowledge.

A World Champion?s Favorite Studies

Sergei Tkachenko has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just a bishop and knight in the finale, yet manages to win or draw.

There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can analyze the positions directly from the diagrams. Newbies to chess problems will also find analyzing these studies useful. The diverse set of tactical ideas involving a bishop and knight in the finale will enable them to gain a deeper understanding of how the bishop and knight pair combine.

Some of these studies are classics from bygone ages. Others were originally published in the Soviet Union or ex-Soviet countries. This is the seventh book in the World Champion?s Favorite Studies series by Sergei Tkachenko to be published by Elk and Ruby Publishing House.

The Second Volume of the Understanding Endgames Series examines the Minor 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.

This book is the second volume in the authors´ acclaimed Understanding Endgames series. It follows a dual philosophy, like their previous work, Understanding Rook Endgames. It deals with seven-piece minor-piece endings in some detail. These endgames are often so deep that pre-tablebase analysis almost always contained errors.

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.

Das Endspiel gilt vielen Schachspielern als eine trockene und langweilige Materie und wird daher im Training äußerst stiefmütterlich behandelt. Als Anfänger lernt man die Elementarendspiele, dann verliert man meistens ziemlich viele Partien ziemlich früh, braucht also ohnehin keine Endspielkenntnisse, studiert fleißig die Eröffnungstheorie und etwas Taktik und Strategie des Mittelspiels und endlich, oft nach Jahren, ist man soweit, dass Endspielwissen doch recht nützlich sein könnte. Aber wo anfangen?

A World Champion?s Favorite Studies

Learn great traps, turn losses into draws!

Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one king in the finale, yet manages to draw.

The Modern Endgame Manual Vol. 6

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.

Pawn/Rook/Minor Piece Endgames

Three classic titles from the Everyman Chess Starting Out Series in one volume.

• Starting Out: Pawn Endgames by Glenn Flear (2004)
• Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames by John Emms (2004)
• Starting Out: Rook Endgames by Chris Ward (2005)

Endgames involving only kings and pawns are the most fundamental of all chess positions, and a firm understanding of them is required in order to become confident of tackling more complex endings that preceded them. As is commonplace with the renowned Starting Out series, there are an abundance of notes, tips and warnings throughout the book to help the improving player

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 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 and learn to enjoy even more the silent beauty´of the endgame.

Im Schach strategisch spielen bedeutet, langfristige Ziele zu planen und diese möglichst auch innerhalb einer begrenzten Partiephase zu erreichen. Das strategische Spiel unterscheidet sich damit im Wesen vom Kombinationsspiel, das die Umsetzung kurzfristiger Zielsetzungen mit taktischen Mitteln betreibt. Es liegt in der Natur der Sache, dass eine Strategie in kleinen Schritten, die meist taktischer Natur sind, zum Erfolg geführt wird. Strategisches und taktisches Vorgehen sind daher eng mit- einander verwoben und nicht scharf voneinander zu trennen. Bekanntlich gilt: Alle guten Züge haben einen strategischen Zweck, und überwiegend weisen sie zugleich taktische Elemente auf.

New insights - Deep understanding - Helpful guidelines
 

Endgames with rooks and pawns are the most frequently occurring in chess, arising in about 1 game in 10. If you learn an important technique in this endgame, chances are you will end up using it sooner or later.

And there are a great many methods and concepts that can be mastered with a little effort. This book highlights the key themes in rook endings, and at each turn invites the reader to test his knowledge and skills with abundant exercises.

Mastering transition into pawn endgame

Pawn endings do not arise out of nowhere. "Liquidation on the Chess Board" is the purposeful transition into a ending with only kings and pawns. It is a vital technique that is seldom taught. Strange, because knowing when and how to liquidate can help you win games or save draws.

Das Endspiel ist der Schlussteil der Schachpartie. Das Ergebnis der letzten Gefechtshanglungen ist endgültig, diese bestimmen den Ausgang des Kampfes. Ein weniger günstiger Verlauf der Eröffnung oder des Mittelspiels ist vielleicht noch gutzumachen, eine Niederlag im Endspiel ist jedoch unwiderruflich. Ein sorgfältiges Studium des Endspiels ist deshalb nicht hoch genug einzuschätzen.
Amsterdam 1980 Dr. Max Euwe

221 Seiten, deutsch, kartoniert, 2. Auflage 2014,

Erstauflage 1983.