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LEPANTAPOCE2

Theory and Practice of Chess Endings 2

176 pages, paperback, Convekta, 1. edition 2009

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Recently the interest to endgame has considerably increased. Many chess playwho did not pay any special attention to it before, have started to study guides on endings strenuously. Now games are not adjourned, and all decisions should be made at the board. Besides the popularity of active chess grows where the knowlof typical positions and game methods in the endgame is especially important.
To learn playing endgame well, it is necessary:
- To know as many typical ways, positions and methods of their playing as posWith the skill growth the quantity of exact positions which should be firmly remembered should increase.
- To learn to understand the final stage of a game, to find the correct plans in it. For this purpose it is necessary to study endgame classics and to solve chess probconstantly, first of all those that are as close to a practical game as possible, as well as to analyze own endings carefully.
The second volume consists of 7 chapters devoted to rook and queen endings and rook/queen against minor-pieces. The chapters are divided into themes, each of them has examples for independent solving. All answers can be found at the end of the book. The author hopes that this book will help readers to learn more about the endings, to enjoy them and to learn playing them well.
More Information
EAN 9781886846715
Weight 200 g
Manufacturer Convekta
Width 14.2 cm
Height 21.1 cm
Medium Book
Year of Publication 2009
Author Alexander Panchenko
Language English
Edition 1
ISBN-13 9781886846715
Pages 176
Binding paperback
006 8. EXTRA EXCHANGE
006 8.1 ROOK AGAINST BISHOP
016 8.2 ROOK AGAINST KNIGHT
018 8.3 ROOK AND PAWN AGAINST KNIGHT OR KNIGHT WITH PAWNS
019 8.4 ENDINGS WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF PAWNS
021 POSITIONS TO SOLVE
027 9. ROOK AGAINST PAWNS
027 9.1 ROOK AGAINST PAWN
031 9.2 ROOK AGAINST TWO PAWNS
035 9.3 ROOK AGAINST THREE OR FOUR PAWNS
038 POSITIONS TO SOLVE
041 10. ROOK ENDINGS
041 10.1 ROOK AND PAWN AGAINST ROOK
051 10.2 ROOK AND TWO PAWNS AGAINST ROOK
059 10.3 ROOK AND PAWN AGAINST ROOK AND PAWN
065 10.4 ROOK AND TWO PAWNS AGAINST ROOK AND PAWN
077 10.5 ROOK ENDINGS WITH SEVERAL PAWNS
086 10.6 SOME STRATEGIC IDEAS IN ROOK ENDINGS
096 10.7 SEVERAL ROOK ENDINGS BY A.RUBINSTEIN
100 POSITIONS TO SOLVE
103 11. ENDINGS WITH FOUR ROOKS
103 11.1 REALIZATION OF A MATERIAL ADVANTAGE
104 11.2 PLAYING FOR MATE
105 11.3 ROOKS ON THE 7th (2nd) RANK
106 11.4 REALIZATION OF POSITIONAL ADVANTAGE
109 POSITIONS TO SOLVE
110 12. QUEEN ENDINGS
110 12.1 MATING THREATS
112 12.2 PERPETUAL CHECK
113 12.3 SAFE KING'S POSITION
114 12.4 PASSED PAWN
116 12.5 ACTIVE QUEEN
117 12.6 THEORETICAL ENDINGS
124 POSITIONS TO SOLVE
127 13. QUEEN AGAINST TWO ROOKS
127 13.1 QUEEN IS STRONGER THAN TWO ROOKS
130 13.2 SUCCESSFUL BATTLE OF TWO ROOKS AGAINST A QUEEN
133 POSITIONS TO SOLVE
136 14. MULTI-PIECE ENDINGS
168 POSITIONS TO SOLVE
169 SOLUTIONS TO THE CONTEST TASKS