Grandmaster Chris Ward explains the fundamental principles which must be mastered by players wishing to improve their game. Taking examples from his own games & those of other players, he shows how drawn positions can be converted into victories.
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In this ideal book for players wishing to improve their endgame play, Grandmaster Glenn Flear explains the fundamental principles which must be mastered. Taking examples from his own games and those of other players, he shows how drawn positions can be converted into victories and lost positions saved at the last moment. It explains the important principles of every type of ending, provides an easy step-by-step guide to better endgame play, a revolutionary layout to help readers absorb the key ideas and includes a variety of test positions to enable readers to gauge their progress. (6 7/8 x 9 5/8, 160 pages, b&w illustrations)
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Grandmaster Glenn Flear is one of the most popular figures on the European tournament circuit.
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This is an ideal book for an introduction to endgames. I found it hit the perfect sweet spot for me in several ways. The right balance between problems and text, the progression from simple to a bit more complex, and explanations of general principles and some calculation. Often chess books just make me laugh, with their 500 page multi-volume sets and endless variations. I don't want to be Kasparov, and who's got that sort of time. I play because it's fun, and this was a good chess book. I learned a lot, improved as a player, and enjoyed myself doing it.
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Flear does a good job with the right amount of text vs notation balance. Infact he never leaves you hanging, explaining, in detail, everything. He never assumes the reader will know the next move, yet never so simple that its boring. As a 1600 player I found this book to be exactly right for me, with some review and some new. I especially like the "TIPS" and Comments about Understanding the concepts of the endgame positions, rather than remembering the moves. This book covers most everything, more so than two other endgame books I've read. I've not read it all but it appears better than Padolfini's endgame course which is probably geared more towards a 1300-1400 player. I think I paid about $4 plus shipping for this book and based on dollar paid, very pleased.
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This book is good but i think you can learn this stuff better, from a program like chessmaster the explanation is good but you kind of get tired in chess-master this doesn't happen.
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second passed pawn, stalemate traps, centralised queen, split pawns, outside passed pawn, protected passed pawn, extra pawn, remaining pawn, pawn endings, bishop endings, last pawn, queening square, passed pawns, kingside pawns, pawn structure, defending king, opposing king, white king, winning chances, black king, seventh rank, minor piece Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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second passed pawn, stalemate traps, centralised queen, split pawns, outside passed pawn, protected passed pawn, extra pawn, remaining pawn, pawn endings, bishop endings, last pawn, queening square, passed pawns, kingside pawns, pawn structure, defending king, opposing king, white king, winning chances, black king, seventh rank, minor piece Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Bishop endings (Contemporary chess endings) by Yuri Averbakh on page 149
- Test Your Endgame Thinking (Everyman Chess) by Glenn Flear in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames (Starting Out - Everyman Chess) by John Emms in Front Matter
- Rapid Chess Improvement (Everyman Chess) by Michael de la Maza in Front Matter
- Starting Out: The Caro-Kann (Starting Out - Everyman Chess) by Joe Gallagher in Front Matter
- Mastering the Endgame by Glenn Flear in Front Matter
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