Test Your Endgame Ability
Author | : August Livshitz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : August Livshitz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
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Author | : Glenn Flear |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Games |
ISBN | : 9781857443059 |
How should a chessplayer think in an endgame? How is the game affected once there are just a few pieces left on the board? Grandmaster Glenn Flear provides the answers and guides the reader along the path to enlightenment. Using a series of examples and exercises, Flear steers the reader through all the different types of endgame positions and themes. Included in these are subjects such as checkmating patterns, space advantages, and promotion ideas. Quiz questions will be of differing difficulty and will appeal to all standards of player. *All the major endgame topics are covered *Written by a renowned endgame expert *Ideal for club and tournament players alike
Author | : Sarhan Guliev |
Publisher | : New In Chess |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 2018-12-16 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 9056918109 |
The test positions in this instructive book cover the entire spectrum of what a modern club player should know. The reader is invited to find tactical blows, deep strategic manoeuvres, opening traps, standard endgame plans and other principles in action. Sarhan Guliev and his brother Logman Guliev have carefully selected the positions from their own games. That is why these puzzles are completely unknown outside the former Soviet Union. The fact that they originated from real games guarantees that the tests are practical, not artificial. The solutions rarely involve spectacular fireworks, as is the case in most chess puzzle books. The solution may be a quiet move or you may be asked for a reasoned evaluation. In the solutions the Guliev brothers clearly explain the underlying ideas and the principles that are involved. They always offer a general conclusion and have added thoughtprovoking and entertaining aphorisms. In addition there are points to earn with every solution, so students can keep track of their development. Solving the puzzles in this unusual and entertaining book is a most effective way to improve your chess. It will help you to develop a vital skill: the ability to take practical decision in critical moments.
Author | : Jesus de la Villa |
Publisher | : New In Chess |
Total Pages | : 495 |
Release | : 2015-12-28 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 9056916181 |
'New (4th) and improved edition of an all-time classic The good news about endgames is: • there are relatively few endings you should know by heart • once you know these endings, that's it. Your knowledge never goes out of date! The bad news is that, all the same, the endgame technique of most players is deficient. Modern time-controls make matters worse: there is simply not enough time to delve deep into the position. Jesus de la Vila debunks the myth that endgame theory is complex and he teaches you to steer the game into a position you are familiar with. This book contains only those endgames that: • show up most frequently • are easy to learn • contain ideas that are useful in more difficult positions. Your performance will improve dramatically because this book brings you: • simple rules • detailed and lively explanations • many diagrams • clear summaries of the most important themes • dozens of tests.
Author | : August Livshitz |
Publisher | : Pergamon |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
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Author | : Joshua Sheng |
Publisher | : Everyman Chess |
Total Pages | : 644 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1781946299 |
What exactly makes the greatest players of all time, such as Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov stand out from the rest? The basic aspects of chess (calculation, study of opening theory, and technical endgame ability) are of course of great importance. However, the more mysterious part of chess ability lies within the thought process. In particular: • How does one evaluate certain moves to be better than others? • How does one improve their feel of the game? This book will tackle this woefully underexplored aspect of chess: the logic behind the game. It will explain how chess works at a fundamental level. Topics include: • What to think about when evaluating a position. • How to formulate and execute plans. • How to generate and make use of the initiative. The reader also has plenty of opportunities to test their decision-making by attempting 270 practical exercises. These are mostly designed to develop understanding, as the justification of the moves is more important than the actual correct answer.
Author | : Steffen Pedersen |
Publisher | : Gambit Publications |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Chess |
ISBN | : 9781901983357 |
This text offers a variety of entertaining and thought-provoking exercises in fundamental chess skills. It will help players off all standards to identify strengths and pinpoint areas of their play that need more attention.
Author | : Jacob Aagaard |
Publisher | : Grandmaster Preparation |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Chess |
ISBN | : 9781907982323 |
Jacob Aagaard presents the reader with a few key concepts in the endgame in chess and invites him to test his skills with a lot of examples from recent tournament practice. Where many endgame books are theoretical and emphasize memorization, Endgame Play is based entirely in the real world, where the ability to react precisely in technical positions is a life skill.
Author | : John Nunn |
Publisher | : Gambit Publications |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Chess |
ISBN | : 9781901983838 |
John Nunn presents 250 challenging positions where your task is to find a cunning way to win or draw. In many cases the odds against success seem overwhelming, yet by using all the tactical resources in the position it is possible to achieve the goal. The studies were subjected to a rigorous checking procedure, during which thousands of unsatisfactory positions were weeded out. The 250 studies finally selected represent some of the finest creations of composers such as Kasparian, Troitsky, Pogosiants, Mitrofanov, Chéron and Réti. Nunn's detailed solutions contain many points and clarifications that have hitherto gone unmentioned, so readers will rarely be left to wonder whether their intended solution really did work. In an over-the-board game, the ability to use the pieces in harmony is paramount, and those players who can exploit every resource in a position are those who become champions. While the focus in this book is on tactics, readers will also develop a greater understanding of many important endgame topics, such as fortresses, stalemate defences, the opposition and zugzwang.
Author | : Mark Dvoreetsky |
Publisher | : SCB Distributors |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2011-02-22 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 193649020X |
Nowadays, chessplayers spend almost all their free time preparing openings, and rarely spend the time necessary to perfect the vitally important technique of calculating. Regular training in solving and playing out endgames studies is a good recipe for eliminating that shortcoming. This training is directed at developing resourcefulness, fantasy (in chess, these qualities are called "combinative acuity”), and the readiness to sacrifice material, in pursuit of the goal - winning! How do we develop good habits of winning endgame play? There are lots of manuals; but this may be the first in which a famous practical player, a trainer with a world-renowned name, and a study composer who has earned the title of International Grandmaster of Composition, share their views in one and the same book.