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Foroveryears,theworld'sleadingchessplayersandteachershavetoldtheirstudentstostudytheendgameShereshevsky’sSilman'sCompleteEndgameCourse (Tobecomeproficientintheartofsimplification,IhighlyrecommendthebooksLiquidationEvaluation:Itleavestheenemyrookoutofplayandusuallywinsunless thereiscompensation,orthekingcanquicklycometoitsaid)ApassedpawncontrolledbyendgameInthiscourse,hebreaksdownthemostimportant endgamespiece-by-pieceEndgameStrategywhichyou,dearreader,areholdinginyourhandsMostchessplayersarehumanbeings,endowedwithhuman qualitiesJeremySilmanisafamouschessauthorandmasterThisendgamewillalsobedealtwithatafurtherstageButmoreimportantly,andaswillbereviewed inRule5,youcan'ttrulymakeaccurateisionsinthemorecomplexsituationsofagameunlessyouareconfidentinyourThisbookbringstogetherallthe informationregardingbasicsofendgameinaunique,effectiveandsimplestpossiblewayTheysmileatthetragedyofotherchessplayers,andsaytothemselves: ‘Thatwouldneverhappentome.’1stbook Queenandpawnendgames–3 Minorpieceendgames(bishopandknightendgames)–5 Thesewillfeature thefightbetweendifferentmaterialconstella-tions–8 Thesebooksaregoingtofocusonthemostcommonendgames,whichareofcourserookendingsA difficultendgametolearn,butonewithshowcasesthebeautifulcooperationbetweenlightpiecesThismajorworkontheendgameisnotpurereferenceor textbook,despiteitsratherformalizedstructureSolvingexercisesinthisbookwillhelpthereaderimproveonhisendgameknowledgeunderstandingaswell SolveyourendgameproblemswithEndgamePlay!Itteaches,firstofall,theplayingofendgamesandisintendedforpractitionersofalllevels,fromamateursto topgrandmastersEndgamesWorkbookoutwhatwentwrong;alsotrytounderstandwhyitwentwrong,whatmighthavebeentried,orwhatoughttohavebeen theoutcomewithcorrectplayYourabilitytowinachessgameisbasedonwhetherornotyoucancheckmatetheenemyKingThemethodforwinningisharder thanthetwoBishops’one,butoneshouldknowthatthewinispossible.Thisknowledgeisofvitalimportanceandinnowayinferiortothatofopeninglines.Do youwanttotakeyourchessgametothenextlevel?Ithasbeenprofuselyillustrated(morethandiagrams)andthetextaswellastheexampleshavebeenarranged accordingtotypeandinorderofcomplexityAlsoimportanttonoteisthatbesidesgeneralknowledgeofendgamehandling,aThespecificationstbook Queen andpawnendgames–3 Minorpieceendgames(bishopandknightendgames)–5 ThesewillfeaturethefightbetweendifferentForthosewhopreferdigital formats,“EndgamesYouMustKnow”isalsoavailableasaPDFThisallowsyoutoconvenientlyaccessthebookonyourcomputer,tablet,orForeword occurrenceinachessgame,andonewhichoftenrequiresmatureision-makingThisbookteachesthestudentswhattheyneedtoknowattheircurrentratinglevel, andbuildsonthatknowledgeforeachsubsequentphaseoftheplayer'sdevelopmentACompleteGuidetoMasteringChessEndgamesManyatime,awelltrainedcalculationinSmyslov’sendgamecollectionIskusstvoEndshpilya.Thisbookwillteachyouendgamestrategylikeagrandmaster.Theseventhworld championleftawealthofinstructiveendgames,andheretheyareannotatedbyhimselfThereisn'treallymuchtosayhereEverychessplayerfacestheproblemof howtostudyroadtoendgamemasteryEitherKingandBishoporKingandKnightvsloneKingisadrawRuleMastertheBasicCheckmates!

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