The 100 Endgames You Must Know Workbook

The 100 Endgames You Must Know Workbook

Jesús de la Villa’s 100 Endgames You Must Know became a worldwide bestseller by proving that essential endgame theory is finite and learnable. This workbook is its practical companion — built to make sure that knowledge is actually there when you need it at the board.

The idea grew from a real problem de la Villa noticed in his students: they had studied the endgames, but couldn’t recall them under pressure in their own games. So he assembled hundreds of exercises, grouped to mirror the chapters of the original book — basic endings, knight, queen and rook versus pawns, same- and opposite-coloured bishops, rook endings, pawn endings, and more.

Working through the puzzles drills the key methods into long-term memory, refreshes what you have read, and sharpens your technique. Just as valuable, de la Villa made a discovery while compiling it: most of his students’ mistakes had already been made by others — often by strong, even famous players — so the exercises are deliberately built around the errors people actually make.

A focused, high-value training book. It works best alongside the parent volume, but the clear solutions make it instructive on its own for any club player serious about endgames.