CHESS ENDGAMES BOOKS

    100 Endgames You Must Know
    Vital Lessons for Every Chess Player
    Most players tend to neglect the endgame, many even dodge the endgame by taking extreme risks in the middlegame, simply because they feel uncertain about the final phase. But time limits have shortened, and the endgame has to be played fast. A solid basic knowledge is vital. There are, contrary to what most amateurs believe, relatively few endgames one must know. Here the 100 endgames are presented that:show up most frequently in practice are easy to learn and contain ideas and concepts useful in more difficult positions.
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    100 Endgames You Must Know

    Vital Lessons for Every Chess Player
    Catalog Code: B0009NIC
    Our Price: $24.95

    The Survival Guide to Rook Endings
    A Practical Course in the Most Important Type of Chess Endgame
    For all chess-players - from beginners to grandmasters, and whatever their style of play - one thing is certain: rook endings will arise in a great many of their games. Yet it is precisely in this area of the game that many players give away hard-earned points, either through lack of knowledge or inadequate understanding. Most previous books on the subject have been extremely technical and theoretical, but this one is different. John Emms provides the essential specific knowledge and explains the key concepts that will enable readers to find the right plan in most common types of rook endings.
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    The Survival Guide to Rook Endings

    A Practical Course in the Most Important Type of Chess Endgame
    Catalog Code: B0115GB
    Our Price: $14.95

    Practical Endgame Play - Master the Basics
    The Essential Guide to Endgame Fundamentals
    The Essential Guide to Endgame Fundamentals.

    How can you improve your chess? It's not by chance that the top players say: 'Study the endgame!' This is because a great number of encounters reach the endgame, and studying these positions will teach you how to convert winning positions, and how to save or even overturn inferior ones. Moreover, it's a well-known fact that studying endgames undoubtedly enhances other aspects of your play.
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    Practical Endgame Play - Master the Basics

    The Essential Guide to Endgame Fundamentals
    Catalog Code: B0146EM
    Our Price: $25.95

    How to Play Chess Endgames
    A Comprehensive Guide to Endgame Strategy
    In this companion volume to Fundamental Chess Endings, Muller and Pajeken focus on the practical side of playing endgames. They cover all aspects of strategic endgames, with particular emphasis on thinking methods, and ways to create difficulties for opponents over the board.
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    How to Play Chess Endgames

    A Comprehensive Guide to Endgame Strategy
    Catalog Code: B0117GB
    Our Price: $34.95

    Pandolfini Endgame Course
    Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher
    The endgame has always been a particularly instructive phase of chess play. It provides the perfect opportunity for understanding the potential power of each chess piece in every chess situation-from opening move to checkmate. Yet unfortunately, the endgame is often viewed as an inaccessible area of play by average players whose experience is usually limited to watching championship games. Now Pandolfini's Endgame Course changes all that.
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    Pandolfini Endgame Course

    Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher
    Catalog Code: B0017SS
    Our Price: $19.95

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