Endgame Books

In 1851, Horwitz & Kling published the first edition of the book. The collection of endgame studies was truly monumental, covering endgames of all types, often uncovering previously unknown truths about a variety of endgames, both simple and more complex ones.

After the passing of his colleague Kling, Horwitz started preparing a manuscript for a new, expanded edition. However, in 1885, he passed as well, and it was only through the effort of William Wayte that the second edition was published in 1889.

In this new edition, all of their compositions and analysis have been thoroughly reanalyzed by FIDE Master Carsten Hansen.

In this book, the authors aim to assist the reader in becoming better at finding combinations, constructing plans, and calculating long, forcing variations. For the purpose of instruction, the material is based on the output of the brilliant endgame composer and player Herman Mattison (1894-1932), using his endgame compositions from various works and publications as well as several of his practical endgames from games entirely too short career.

Composing and solving chess problems can seem like an entirely different world from regular chess, and in many ways, they are, but there are plenty of overlapping issues and applications.

In this volume, James Rayner, who was a leading composer in his own right and the editor of the chess problem section in British Chess Magazine, dives into how to compose and solve chess problems, presenting techniques that can be applied immediately.

Furthermore, he presents a selection of chess problems, including some of his own by the leading composers of his day.

In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of chess problems.

In this book, German-English Grandmaster Mieses has selected 30 instructive and interesting endgames played in top tournaments in the period up to 1900. The games feature the top players of the time, including World Champions Lasker and Steinitz, as well as top players such as Morphy, Pillsbury, Tarrasch, Chigorin, Zukertort and several others, including the author himself.

The material is split into six chapters, covering most of the typical of endgame types.

All of the games and analyses have been re-examined by FIDE Master & FIDE Trainer Carsten Hansen, adding new insights to these classic games.

Chess problems and chess composition are topics of which most chess players are aware but have little understanding.

This is, of course, no surprise to those who enjoy chess problems and other chess compositions. Their world contains different kinds of rules, names, techniques, both when composing and solving, and these are not easy to grasp unless you get a good introduction.

In this volume, Peruvian Chess Problem composer Antonio Tarnawiecki takes the reader along on his journey from a novel composer to becoming more serious and seasoned, understanding more and more facets of composition while working with some of today’s most familiar names in chess composition, winning some prizes along the way while also understanding that you only become better when working hard and being patient, and encountering a community that includes countless famous chess players that are eager to enjoy what he creates.

2016 brought us a lot of interesting tournaments and matches. The book analyzes the most instructive endgames of 2016

There are many secrets in chess, knowledge of which distinguishes a chess virtuoso from an amateur. One of these secrets is the ability to play positions with opposite-colored bishops.

Why is it so important? The point is that the presence of opposite-colored bishops is not always a sign of an impending draw. Due to a number of factors, one of the bishops may turn out to be stronger than its opposite number. This can lead to a successful attack, material gains or obtaining some other advantages that contribute to winning the game.

Grandmaster Alexey Bezgodov and National Master Kevin Cotreau have written a book analyzing 175 positions with opposite-colored bishops as training material for advanced players who wish to deepen their endgame skills. Typical endgame theory, themes, tactics and strategy are all covered, which can in practice be applied to a wide range of endgames, and this will help strong improvers to grind out wins instead of draws, as well as to avoid losing in difficult positions. While this book focuses primarily on endgames, some of the opposite-colored bishop attacking positions in the final chapter begin in the middlegame. Most positions are taken from modern games, and they generally feature world champions and top grandmasters, including Carlsen, Anand, Kramnik, Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Tal, Korchnoi, Andersson, Shirov, Gelfand, Caruana, Nepomniachtchi, and others.

This new edition of Bezgodov’s classic textbook updates and significantly expands on his earlier work, taking account of the latest engine assessments while adding a total of 78 pages in new analysis and more detailed explanations to make the book accessible to less experienced players as well.

The present book was originally published in German in 1922, containing 87 of his studies. This volume presents the material in English for the first time. It further contains additional versions and corrections of Sehwers' studies along with all his other studies.

In this new edition, the compositions and analysis have been thoroughly reanalyzed by FIDE Master Carsten Hansen.

While Josef Kling is mostly known for his partnership with Bernhard Horwitz in their classic work 'Chess Studies and Endgames', the present book of chess problems and endgame studies precedes that work by a few years.

In this new edition, all of the compositions and accompanying analysis have been thoroughly reanalyzed by FIDE Master Carsten Hansen.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Philip H. Williams was, not without reason, called England's chess genius. This was not on account of his abilities at playing chess but rather his ability to compose chess problems.

This book first presents a detailed and richly illustrated treatise on composing chess problems and then moves on to present a selection of 100 problems from Williams' own hands.

This is a truly special book by a special composer. For chess problem enthusiasts, this book should be part of your library.

This book presents 100 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century.

In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of chess problems.

This book presents 174 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by John Brown or as he referred to himeself "J.B. of Bridport" - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century.

In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of chess problems.