Secrets of Chess Endgame Strategy [Paperback]

Lars Bo Hansen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 20, 2006

A large proportion of chess games are decided in the endgame or in the transition to the endgame, but chess literature has provided relatively little guidance for players seeking to improve their skill in making the vital decisions in these phases of the game. Building on the ideas introduced in his ground-breaking work Foundations of Chess Strategy, Lars Bo Hansen provides a thought-provoking and convincing treatise on how players can maximize the practical problems for their opponents while emphasizing the strengths of their own position. Under his guidance, chess-players will more easily focus on the key elements in the position, and devise plans for exploiting them to the full, and develop a better understanding of which pieces need to be exchanged, and which weaknesses really matter.

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About the Author

Lars Bo Hansen is a well-known grandmaster from Denmark. He has won the Danish Championship on two occasions, and represented his country in four olympiads, winning a bronze medal for his individual performance in 1990. His many tournament victories include first prize in the strong Copenhagen Open in both 1997 and 2000. Away from the board, he teaches and lectures on business studies, with a particular focus on marketing, organization and strategy. This is his second book for Gambit.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Gambit Publications (April 20, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904600441
• ISBN-13: 978-1904600442
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #928,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SHERESHEVSKY MOVE OVER, January 4, 2007

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Nimzo-Karpov (Virginia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Secrets of Chess Endgame Strategy (Paperback)

This is an excellent book. One one hand, it's an update of Shereshevsky's Endgame Strategy. On the other, it's a compendium of basic endgame principles that also apply to the middlegame. The examples are contemperary and well chosen. His explanation are clear and instructive. His Foundations of Chess Strategy was good,this one outstanding.

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars buy it!, October 6, 2006

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Elizabeth Zoe Vicary (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets of Chess Endgame Strategy (Paperback)

what a great book! it gives interesting examples, clear explanations, and specific guiding principles for different endgames. normally i find endgames books dull, especially books without puzzles, but this one is fabulous. probably best if you are 1600-2400.