100 Endgames You Must Know (Hardcover)

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  • De la Villa J.
  • New In Chess
  • 280 blz.
  • Engels
  • 2023
"New (5th) 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 Your knowledge never goes out of date!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.
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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.
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Jesus de la Villa (1958) is an International Grandmaster born in Spain. He is a successful author and a well-known chess coach. He has won the Spanish Championship twice.


Content
​009 Introduction
031 Basic endings
051 Basic test
058 Knight vs. Pawn
066 Queen vs. Pawn
076 Rook vs. Pawn
093 Rook vs. 2 Pawns
100 Same-coloured bishops: Bishop + Pawn vs. Bishop
107 Bishop vs. Knight: one pawn on the board
116 Opposite-coloured bishops: Bishop + 2 pawns vs. Bishop
137 Rook + Pawn vs. Rook
171 Rook + 2 pawns vs. Rook
189 Pawn endings
227 Other material relations
255 Final Test
271 Appendix