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The Pawn Study Composer’s Manual (pb)
284 pages, paperback, Elk and Ruby, 1. edition 2022
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Have you ever thought about trying your hand at composing endgame studies? Probably not, it always seemed far too difficult. But now, your chance to learn the tools is finally here! Mikhail Zinar’s composition manual, first published in Ukraine in 1990 with a 100,000 print run that has long sold out, and now updated and revised by Sergei Tkachenko, reveals the secrets that will give you a head-start in composing chess poetry!
Dissecting over 400 examples, Zinar’s manual begins by explaining the basic tactics of pawn studies: simplest maneuvers, roundabout way, feint, tortoise move, queening the pawn, Reti double threat, Reti - Sarychevs feint, luring into check, Grigoriev anti-check feint, anti-check retreat and king double threat (Eilazyan branch). It then goes on to consider key study ideas, including beacons, winning a pawn, checkmate, stalemate, anti-stalemate, underpromotions, studies with two or more phases, domination, anti-domination and logical studies. Further sections of the book cover artistic requirements for endgame studies, practical tips and a series of demanding tests that you may spend days, weeks or even months completing!
Careful study of this book will not turn you into an overnight prize-winning sensation, but following its recommendations and putting in hard work will place you firmly on the right path. Today’s leading Ukrainian studies composer Sergei Didukh told Sergei Tkachenko that he read Zinar’s manual several times before he composed his first study.
Mikhail Zinar (1950-2021) was considered the world’s leading pawn studies composer in his life-time, inheriting the mantle from Nikolai Grigoriev. He composed several hundred studies in his career, winning multiple prizes. Zinar was awarded the title of Master of Sports of the USSR in 1987 and won the bronze medal in the studies competition of the 3rd FIDE World Cup in Composing in 2013. He lived his last years in Hvozdavka near Odesa in Ukraine.
Dissecting over 400 examples, Zinar’s manual begins by explaining the basic tactics of pawn studies: simplest maneuvers, roundabout way, feint, tortoise move, queening the pawn, Reti double threat, Reti - Sarychevs feint, luring into check, Grigoriev anti-check feint, anti-check retreat and king double threat (Eilazyan branch). It then goes on to consider key study ideas, including beacons, winning a pawn, checkmate, stalemate, anti-stalemate, underpromotions, studies with two or more phases, domination, anti-domination and logical studies. Further sections of the book cover artistic requirements for endgame studies, practical tips and a series of demanding tests that you may spend days, weeks or even months completing!
Careful study of this book will not turn you into an overnight prize-winning sensation, but following its recommendations and putting in hard work will place you firmly on the right path. Today’s leading Ukrainian studies composer Sergei Didukh told Sergei Tkachenko that he read Zinar’s manual several times before he composed his first study.
Mikhail Zinar (1950-2021) was considered the world’s leading pawn studies composer in his life-time, inheriting the mantle from Nikolai Grigoriev. He composed several hundred studies in his career, winning multiple prizes. Zinar was awarded the title of Master of Sports of the USSR in 1987 and won the bronze medal in the studies competition of the 3rd FIDE World Cup in Composing in 2013. He lived his last years in Hvozdavka near Odesa in Ukraine.
| EAN | 9785604784815 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 440 g |
| Manufacturer | Elk and Ruby |
| Width | 15.5 cm |
| Height | 23.5 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2022 |
| Author | Mikhail Zinar |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-5-6047848-1-5 |
| Pages | 284 |
| Binding | paperback |
005 Foreword by the Editor
007 Introduction
Chapter I. Basic Tactics of Pawn Studies
014 1.1. Simplest maneuvers
027 1.2. Roundabout way
028 1.3. Feint
034 1.4. Tortoise move
041 1.5. Queening the pawn
043 1.6. Reti double threat
058 1.7. Reti Sarychevs feint
063 1.8. Luring into check
067 1.9. Grigoriev anti-check feint
070 1.10. Anti-check retreat
075 1.11. King double threat (Eilazyan branch)
Chapter II. Study Ideas
079 2.1. Pawn beacons
083 2.2. Beacon: queen versus rook pawn
090 2.3. Beacon: queen versus bishop pawn
100 2.4. Winning a pawn
121 2.5. Checkmate
141 2.6. Stalemate
168 2.7. Anti-stalemate
171 2.8. Underpromotions
185 2.9. Studies with two or more phases
199 2.10. Domination
207 2.11. Anti-domination
210 2.12. Logical studies
Chapter III. Artistic Requirements For Endgame Studies
Chapter IV. The Practice of Study Composition
Chapter V. Composition Tests
272 Solutions to Tests
281 Afterword Some Final Tips
282 Index of Studies by Author
007 Introduction
Chapter I. Basic Tactics of Pawn Studies
014 1.1. Simplest maneuvers
027 1.2. Roundabout way
028 1.3. Feint
034 1.4. Tortoise move
041 1.5. Queening the pawn
043 1.6. Reti double threat
058 1.7. Reti Sarychevs feint
063 1.8. Luring into check
067 1.9. Grigoriev anti-check feint
070 1.10. Anti-check retreat
075 1.11. King double threat (Eilazyan branch)
Chapter II. Study Ideas
079 2.1. Pawn beacons
083 2.2. Beacon: queen versus rook pawn
090 2.3. Beacon: queen versus bishop pawn
100 2.4. Winning a pawn
121 2.5. Checkmate
141 2.6. Stalemate
168 2.7. Anti-stalemate
171 2.8. Underpromotions
185 2.9. Studies with two or more phases
199 2.10. Domination
207 2.11. Anti-domination
210 2.12. Logical studies
Chapter III. Artistic Requirements For Endgame Studies
Chapter IV. The Practice of Study Composition
Chapter V. Composition Tests
272 Solutions to Tests
281 Afterword Some Final Tips
282 Index of Studies by Author
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