Essential Chess Endings: The Tournament Player's Guide

Knowledge of the endgame is a vital area in chess, and many points are lost through an insufficient understanding of its basic principles. Here, for the aspiring player, a concentration on typical endings likely to occur in practice; rook endings which appear regularly in tournaments; even the often neglected and comparatively simple king and pawn endings. Beginner This is a restricted import title - available only in the U.K. Essential Chess Endings -1 Essential Chess Endings 1 Contents 4 Symbols 7 Preface 8 Introduction 10 King & Pawn Endings 12 Rook & Pawn Endings (pawns on one side of the board) 37 Rook and Pawn Endings (pawns on both sides of the board) 64 Minor-Piece Endings 90 Other Endings 117 Pawnless Endings 137 Bibliography 157 Index of Players and Analysts 158 Index of Material Balances 161 Leere Seite 2