The Greatest Ever Chess Endgames
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The Greatest Ever Chess Endgames

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The Greatest Ever Chess Endgames

About this book

Chess players are known to be obsessed by openings. However, world champions have recommended that up-and-coming players should actually begin by studying the endgame first. This is because only by studying simplified positions can one fully develop an understanding of how chess pieces work - both in isolation and with each other. It is also the endgame where the true depth and subtlety of chess is revealed. In this instructive and entertaining book, renowned endgame expert Steve Giddins selects 50 of the finest examples of endgame play in the history of chess. Giddins examines each example in great detail and uses them to demonstrate the essential principles of high-quality endgame play. This book is full of essential guidelines and tips which all players should follow if they want to become a successful endgame player. 50 examples of brilliant endgame play Examines key endgame strategies Ideal for players of all levels

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Information

Publisher
Popular Chess
eBook ISBN
9781857449174
Year
2012

Table of contents

  1. Bibliography
  2. Preface
  3. 1 Pawn Endings – Introduction
  4. 1: Cohn-Rubinstein, St Petersburg 1909
  5. 2: Brinckmann-Rubinstein, Budapest 1929
  6. 3: Randviir-Keres, Parnu 1947
  7. 2 Knight Endings – Introduction
  8. 4: Znosko Borovsky-Seitz, Nice 1931
  9. 5: Pillsbury-Gunsberg, Hastings 1895
  10. 6: Lasker-Nimzowitsch, Zürich 1934
  11. 7: Kramnik-Shirov, Tal Memorial, Moscow 2007
  12. 3 Bishop Endings – Introduction
  13. 8: Yanofsky-Pinkus, Ventnor City 1942
  14. 9: Averbakh-Furman, USSR Championship, Odessa 1960
  15. 10: Larsen-Polugaevsky, Le Havre 1966
  16. 11: Kotov-Botvinnik, USSR Championship, Moscow 1955
  17. 12: Kurajica-Karpov, Skopje 1976
  18. 4 Bishop versus Knight Endings – Introduction
  19. 13: Reti-Rubinstein, Gothenburg 1920
  20. 14: Plater-Botvinnik, Chigorin Memorial, Moscow 1947
  21. 15: Fischer-Taimanov, Candidates Match, Vancouver 1971
  22. 16: Torre-Jakobsen, Amsterdam 1973
  23. 17: Henneberger-Nimzowitsch, Swiss Ch’ship, Winterthur 1931
  24. 18: Smyslov-Tal, USSR Championship, Moscow 1969
  25. 19: Flohr-Capablanca, Moscow 1935
  26. 20: Karpov-Kasparov, World Championship, Moscow 1984
  27. 21: Botvinnik-Smyslov, World Championship, Moscow 1957
  28. 22: Flohr-Botvinnik, Moscow/Leningrad 1933
  29. 23: Botvinnik-Bronstein, World Championship, Moscow 1951
  30. 5 Rook Endings – Introduction
  31. 24: Alekhine-Capablanca, World Ch’ship, Buenos Aires 1927
  32. 25: Alatortsev-Chekhover, USSR Championship, Tbilisi 1937
  33. 26: Schlechter-Rubinstein, San Sebastian 1912
  34. 27: Spielmann-Rubinstein, St Petersburg 1909
  35. 28: Capablanca-Tartakower, New York 1924
  36. 29: Flohr-Vidmar, Nottingham 1936
  37. 30: Andersson-Miles, Tilburg 1981
  38. 31: Botvinnik-Fischer, Varna Olympiad 1962
  39. 32: Korchnoi-Karpov, World Championship, Baguio City 1978
  40. 6 Queen Endings – Introduction
  41. 33: Botvinnik-Minev, Amsterdam Olympiad 1954
  42. 34: Marshall-Maroczy, Ostend 1905
  43. 35: Pillsbury-Burn, Vienna 1898
  44. 36: Webb-Miles, British Championship, Morecambe 1975
  45. 37: Schlechter-Lasker, World Ch’ship, Germany/Austria 1910
  46. 38: Tal-Keres, Candidates T’ment, Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade 1959
  47. 7 Rook and Minor Piece Endings – Introduction
  48. 39: Timman-Velimirovic, Interzonal, Rio de Janeiro 1979
  49. 40: Alekhine-Lasker, St Petersburg 1914
  50. 41: Marshall-Lasker, World Championship, USA 1907