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Winning Chess Endings

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+++++/-
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Description:

Good books about endgames for beginners are few and far between. Winning Chess Endings is a great one - a gripping introduction to what you need to know to win chess endings, taught by American Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan. His entertaining, easy-to-understand style, incisive stories and insiders advice will help you develop a solid grasp of proven principles that you can apply with confidence whenever a game goes the distance. You'll learn to prevail time and again in endgames with common and uncommon combinations and pieces.This books explains how to:Relentlessly find checkmates, from easy to hard, in all basic endgame patterns; Master the intricacies of King and Pawn Endings;Win consistently in the most common endgame - the Rook ending;Master the pros and cons of Bishop vs. Knight Endgames;Seize the advantage in Rook Pawn and Queen Pawn endings. Winning Chess Endings teaches endgame strategies in an exciting new way - by putting you in the middle of the action with firsthand stories taken directly from famous matches. Pull up a chair and watch the world's most exciting chess endings. Then become an endgame master!Wholesale Chess recommends this book as the best book for those who want to learn how to mop up in the endgame!

  • Best book for learning endgame technique
  • By Yasser Seirawan, an entertaining writer and awesome teacher

Details:

  • Winning Chess
  • Intermediate (1200-1600)
  • Everyman Chess
  • 1857443489
  • 240
  • Yasser Seirawan
  • Endgames
  • Paperback
  • 2003

Reviews:

by RetGuvvie98 - 4 years ago
WinterHaven now - for a while United States
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 9385

Rating:+++++

Another Endgame book.  However, this is very readable, is not at all like a 'dictionary' or encyclopedia of endings, and introduces and covers a lot of essentials.   great book.
by GordonMcKinney - 3 years ago
Austin, TX United States
Member Since: Aug 2007
Member Points: 102

Rating:++++-

Excellent series and I enjoyed each of the six books. Recommended!
by Roma60 - 2 years ago
London United Kingdom
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 145

i dont like reading about end games but this book is well written it gives the beginner like me more understanding about why end games are so important

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