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Publisher: Chess Stars, 2007
Edition: Paperback small
ISBN: 978-954-8782-63-0
Pages: 180
Language: English

The first title of the series A Chess Library for Practical Players.
This book includes more than 300 skillfully selected endgame positions, which are of immense value for the practical player.

"I believe this work is a necessity for every player's library and it will ensure for you plenty of well-deserved points in your chess games"
GM Evgeny Ermenkov

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1. King and Pawn Endings
King and Pawn against King
Technical Resource
Strategy
Endings with Material Advantage
Conclusion

Chapter 2. Knight and Pawn Endings
Knight against Pawns
Knight and Pawns against King (and Pawns)
Knight and Pawns against Knight (and Pawns)

Chapter 3. Bishop and Pawn Endings
Bishop (with Pawns) against Pawns
Bishop of Same Color
Opposite-Coloured Bishops

Chapter 4. Bishop against Knight
Endings with Material Advantage
Endings with Positional Advantage

Chapter 5. Rook against Light Pieces
Endings without Pawns
Rook and Pawn against Light Pieces
Rook and Pawn against Light Pieces and Pawn
Endings with More Pawns

Chapter 6. Rook Endings
Rook against Pawn (Pawns)
Simple Endings with Material Advantage
Endings with Many Pawns
"Four against Three" and More...

Chapter 7. Rook and Light Piece against Rook
Rook and Bishop against Rook
Rook and Knight against Rook

Chapter 8. Queen and Pawn Endings
Queen against Pawn
Queen against Pawns
Queen Endings
Queen against Rook
Queen against Light Pieces