When it was released in 2003, Dvoretsky's Endgame Manualbecame an instant classic. Now the chess instructor extraordinaire offers an introduction to the fascinating world of chess endings. This book is designed to highlight the key concepts of the most common chess endgames and will prove quite instructive to chessplayers of all levels.
The author has countless practical suggestions for improving your endgame play in this era of rapid-time controls so that you don't end up "drowning" in an ocean of endgame theory. Let Mark Dworetsky help you win more games as he examines some elementary endgame errors from master play and shows you how to avoid making the same mistakes.
Content
004 Signs & Symbols
005 Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: "Swimming" in Theory
008 Rook and Pawn (in the Opponent's Half of the Board) versus Rook
020 Rook and Pawn (in Its Own Half of the Board) versus Rook
025 Rook and Rook's Pawn versus Rook. a- and h-pawns
031 f- and h-pawns
046 Lasker's Idea
051 An Extra Pawn on the Flank
064 Rook against Pawns
069 Rook versus Minor Piece
074 Rook and Bishop versus Rook
078 Queen and Pawn versus Queen
082 Queen versus Rook
Chapter 2: The King in the Endgame
089 Activity of the King
093 Selecting the Path for the King
098 Shouldering
102 Cutting Off the King
Chapter 3: The Strength of Pawns
117 The Dangerous Passed Pawn
122 The Pawn Break
127 Pawn Races
129 The Outside Passed Pawns
131 Separated Passed Pawns
133 Connected Passed Pawns
136 Pawn Structure
Chapter 4: Zugzwang
139 Don't Fall into Zugzwang!
140 Reciprocal Zugzwang
143 Reserve Tempi
Chapter 5: In Search of Salvation
147 The Fortress
158 Stalemate
164 Perpetual Check, Perpetual Pursuit
Chapter 6: Tactics
167 Mate
173 Double Attack
177 Various Tactics
182 Traps
Chapter 7: Piece Play
Maneuvers and Exchanges
186 Piece Placement
192 Exchanges
197 Simplification to a Pawn Endgame
206 Chapter 8: Technique
219 Prophylaxis
223 Winning or Losing a Tempo
224 Move Order
Carelessness
Chapter 9: Premature End to the Struggle
234 Unjustified Capitulation
247 Agreeing to a Draw in a Won Position
252 Conclusion
260 Index of Players
The author has countless practical suggestions for improving your endgame play in this era of rapid-time controls so that you don't end up "drowning" in an ocean of endgame theory. Let Mark Dworetsky help you win more games as he examines some elementary endgame errors from master play and shows you how to avoid making the same mistakes.
Content
004 Signs & Symbols
005 Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: "Swimming" in Theory
008 Rook and Pawn (in the Opponent's Half of the Board) versus Rook
020 Rook and Pawn (in Its Own Half of the Board) versus Rook
025 Rook and Rook's Pawn versus Rook. a- and h-pawns
031 f- and h-pawns
046 Lasker's Idea
051 An Extra Pawn on the Flank
064 Rook against Pawns
069 Rook versus Minor Piece
074 Rook and Bishop versus Rook
078 Queen and Pawn versus Queen
082 Queen versus Rook
Chapter 2: The King in the Endgame
089 Activity of the King
093 Selecting the Path for the King
098 Shouldering
102 Cutting Off the King
Chapter 3: The Strength of Pawns
117 The Dangerous Passed Pawn
122 The Pawn Break
127 Pawn Races
129 The Outside Passed Pawns
131 Separated Passed Pawns
133 Connected Passed Pawns
136 Pawn Structure
Chapter 4: Zugzwang
139 Don't Fall into Zugzwang!
140 Reciprocal Zugzwang
143 Reserve Tempi
Chapter 5: In Search of Salvation
147 The Fortress
158 Stalemate
164 Perpetual Check, Perpetual Pursuit
Chapter 6: Tactics
167 Mate
173 Double Attack
177 Various Tactics
182 Traps
Chapter 7: Piece Play
Maneuvers and Exchanges
186 Piece Placement
192 Exchanges
197 Simplification to a Pawn Endgame
206 Chapter 8: Technique
219 Prophylaxis
223 Winning or Losing a Tempo
224 Move Order
Carelessness
Chapter 9: Premature End to the Struggle
234 Unjustified Capitulation
247 Agreeing to a Draw in a Won Position
252 Conclusion
260 Index of Players