Practical Endgame Play - Mastering the Basics: The Essential Guide To Endgame Fundamentals (Everyman Chess)
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1857445562 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Crucially, the emphasis is just as much on practical play as it is on theoretical understanding. How can you improve your chess? It's not by chance that the top players say: ‘Study the endgame!' This is because a great number of encounters reach the endgame, and studying these positions will teach you how to convert winning positions, and how to save or even overturn inferior ones. Whenever an idea is introduced, Grandmaster EfstratiosGrivas immediately illustrates it with a number of entertaining and instructive examples, a considerable number of which are drawn from his own over-the-board experiences.This is a companion volume to Everyman's earlier book Practical Endgame Play – Beyond the Basics,a work which specializes in more complex positions.. Moreover, it's a well-known fact that studying endgames undoubtedly enhances other aspects of your play.Practical Endgame Play – Mastering the Basics is a comp
Whenever an idea is introduced, Grandmaster EfstratiosGrivas immediately illustrates it with a number of entertaining and instructive examples, a considerable number of which are drawn from his own over-the-board experiences.This is a companion volume to Everyman's earlier book Practical Endgame Play – Beyond the Basics,a work which specializes in more complex positions.*All the fundamental endgames are covered*Full of practical tips and opinions*Written by an prominent endgame expert. Moreover, it's a well-known fact that studying endgames undoubtedly enhances other aspects of your play.Practical Endgame Play – Mastering the Basics is a comprehensive guide to all fundamental chess endi
"Superb and thick" according to Goosemeyer. I love the endgame and I read more endgame books than I should. This is a really great, wide selection of foundational material ("basic" is a bit of an oversell) with decent, but not exceptional, instructional notes. It is consumable by mortals but it's not going to . Gabriel Adrian Romanelli said Five Stars. Excellent!!. "Many good examples, not enough practical value" according to Chess in the Rockies. This book is a very thorough introduction to endgame play with many recent grandmaster examples. Since since many endgames in this book have been analyzed elsewhere the analysis does not deviate from standard conclusions reached in many sources. However, many books o