Winning Endgame Technique [Paperback]

Alexander Beliavsky (Author), Adrian Mikhalchischin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2003

Two leading grandmasters study a variety of typical practical endgame situations. They provide strategic guidance which is aimed at club and postal players of all levels of experience, either when playing or when deciding what type of endgame to aim for. The authors tackle fundamental issues such as the occasions when a bishop is a better piece than a knight, and those when rook and pawn are a match for two minor pieces. Beliavsky and Mikhalchisin analyze the endgame techniques of many top players, including Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Short, Speelman, Dvoretsky, Yusupov, Shirov, Timman and Ivanchuk.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Batsford (June 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713475129
• ISBN-13: 978-0713475128
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,789,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great "special topics" endgame book, April 11, 2003

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This review is from: Winning Endgame Technique (Paperback)

DO NOT buy this book as your first endgame book! This is a book for readers who have some endgame books under their belt, for this book does not give the fundamentals. However, if the reader has the basics of the endgame (espcially Rook and Pawn, and King and Pawn endings) this book is very good for helping the reader learn to play less common positions. An important aspect of this book is that in many ways it teaches endgame players to not play blindly on the "cliches" of the endgame ("Rooks belong behind passed pawns," etc.). Many original positions are given, and original methods of play and paradoxical moves are a routine occurence. Very good for practical endgames. Good practice for improving technique.