Endgame magic

An endgame study offers chess tactics in their purest form; there are no wasted pieces and only one solution. This introduction to endgame studies avoids baffling jargon and each study is illustrated by three diagrams. It is designed to be read without a chess set, on a train, bus or aeroplane. Endgame Magic (1996)......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Ch01: The study and the game......Page 12 Ch02: Winning material......Page 17 Ch03: Giving mate......Page 28 Ch04: Creating stalemate......Page 38 Ch05: Racing to promote......Page 50 Ch06: Fighting to promote......Page 60 Ch07: Perpetual harassment......Page 70 Ch08: Losing the move......Page 82 Ch09: Underpromotion......Page 91 Ch10: Decoys and diversions......Page 98 Ch11: Shielding and obstruction......Page 106 Ch12: Fortress and blockade......Page 114 Ch13: Corresponding squares......Page 122 Ch14: Echoes and repetitions......Page 130 Ch15: Cut and thrust......Page 141 Ch16: Frolics and fantasies......Page 153 Ch17: The grand manner......Page 162 Appendix A: A summary of endgame theory......Page 181 Appendix B: Sources and technical notes......Page 185 Index of composers......Page 194 John Beasley And Timothy Whitworth ; With A Foreword By Murray Chandler. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [182]-190) And Index.