Practical Rook Endings [Paperback]

Edmar Mednis (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Chess Enterprises; illustrated edition edition (February 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0931462169
• ISBN-13: 978-0931462160
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #616,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Variations or Ideas?, December 19, 1999

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bungeenuts (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Rook Endings (Paperback)

This book will not waste time on hundreds upon hundreds of tedious Rook and Pawn positions and variations. It will, however, give you the ideas on how to play these types of endings. Ideas are easier to memorize than variations - with the right idea, the correct variation will not be so hard to find. It even teaches how to play the "inferior" side of a rook ending. This book helped me improve not only my endgame play but also enhanced my game overall. Best buy for the buck. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most common of endings clearly explained!!, September 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Practical Rook Endings (Paperback)

This book helped me to understand rook & pawn endgames like no other before it. I had previously read Pandolfini's Endgame Course, Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals, Tarrasch's Game of Chess, and Reassess Your Chess (which has a few pages on the subject). These are all good books. But I never fully comprehended rook endings until I read this book. I finally understand the Lucena & Philidor positions and Why They Are So Important. And much more... This book is cheap, short (only 70 pages), and chock full of extremely useful information. I am a strong B player and just beat my first expert due to this book!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Rook Endgame Book, January 4, 2005

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Brian Gallagher "bgbgbgbg" (Dublin 9 Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Rook Endings (Paperback)

This is a superb book. It's short easy to digest and contains just the right amount of detail. IT looks after key positions like Lucena and Philidor but also goes into the plans for
several key rook endings. Emms Survival guide to rook endings is more comprehensive but i much prefer this book