Question about a couple of Endgame Books

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ThrillerFan

For you more advanced players (e.g. Experts, Masters, etc), I have a comparison question about two books:

Amateur To IM: Proven Ideas and Training Methods by Jonathan Hawkins

Mastering Complex Endings by Daniel Naroditsky

 

I have very briefly browsed the former, and it appears to be more of an endgame book than anything else, but not childish garbage like how to mate with K and Q versus K, or how to win with K and P versus K or how to draw with K and P versus K when you are the one without the pawn.  It appears to be much more complex scenarios.

The second book mentioned seems to emphasize on early endgame scenarios, and items like R+B vs R+N or Q+B vs Q+N.  Again, none of the childish jargon on K and Q versus K.

Is one book better than the other?  Are both these books basically the same topic where reading one of them should easily be sufficient and reading the other would just be a regurgitation of the other?  Or are both worth reading?  If only one, which one is better?

My current over the board rating is 2155, so complexity of the book is not an issue.  I'm actually specifically looking for something that covers the more complex sceanrios.  I already have a bajillion resources that talk about Lucena's position, and have known it like the back of my hand since 1998.

Any suggestions?

ThrillerFan

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InfiniteFlash

I am not too familiar with the two books you have mentioned Cry

(suggestions for other endgame books!)

Dvoretsky's endgame manual is a challenge (for players rated around 2200) that a lot of people take up, maybe you can? It covers everything essentially, but it requires multiple hours a day for a few months to get a good chunk of it downloaded into your brain.

 

There is also a fantastic endgame book written by Lev Alburt and another GM which my high school coach really liked showing. Maybe it could be useful to you...maybe not