This second book focuses on endgames. There are a lot of things to learn “by heart” about them — but they are often difficult to apply at the board, unless you get exactly the same position as you studied. This is why I believe it is an interesting approach to present an endgames book as a series of exercises, with instructive but practical positions.
This ebook is a part of Bundle: Chess Calculation Training
Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one knight in the finale, yet manages to win or draw
Endgames are often the sharpest and most decisive phase of the game. They demand accuracy, clear calculation, and strong decision-making under pressure.
In Sharp Endgames, IM Esben Lund presents a practical and innovative framework for mastering this stage. His method is built around 16 key parameters that guide your thinking and help you choose the right plan in complex positions.This book will help you:
Whether you’re a club player or a serious tournament competitor, Sharp Endgames gives you the tools to play with clarity and confidence when the game reaches its most important phase.
This book is going to help you to become better in the same-colored bishop endgames (SCBE). Being an adherent of Mark Dvoretsky’s method of coaching, author supports his idea about optimal way to study chess endgames. First, one needs to study the theory of a given type of endgame; secondly, a player needs to improve his or her practical skills with exercises.
Endgame Play - GM Preparation
Part of Jacob Aagaard’s award-winning Grandmaster Preparation series, this is endgame training pitched at the level where it actually decides games among strong players. It is not a theoretical manual of memorised positions but a workbook for building genuine endgame skill.
Aagaard introduces a small set of key endgame concepts and then puts the reader to work, with a large body of carefully chosen exercises drawn from recent tournament practice. The progression runs from pawn endings and simple minor-piece and rook endings through the notoriously tricky opposite-coloured bishops, challenging rook endings, queen endings, and on to tactical endings, fortresses, and strategic endgames — with a foreword by endgame authority Karsten Müller.
The emphasis throughout is on doing rather than reading: you train your calculation, technique, and judgement on real, difficult positions, the way a professional prepares. The exercises are genuinely hard, which is the point.
Best suited to strong club players, experts, and aspiring masters who want to turn endgame knowledge into practical strength. Demanding, rigorous, and highly rewarding for the committed improver.
This ebook is a part of Bundle: Grandmaster Preparation
2016 brought us a lot of interesting tournaments and matches. The book analyzes the most instructive endgames of 2016
This volume covers knight vs. knight and knight vs. bishop endgames. Bishop endgames covered in Volume 1.
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