Practical Chess Endings
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An essential practical book, for all chess players, from one of the world's greatest grandmasters. Rather than attempting to cover every theoretical possible endgame position, Paul Keres deals with the basic types of position into which all other endgames will eventually be resolved. He examines these in great detail and, in so doing, reveals the fundamental principles of the endgame and the main ideas for each player.
It is not by memorising moves but by understanding the basic positions that a player, of whatever rating, will most improve his endgame play. For this reason, Keres does not simply point out the best move; rather he explains the positions in such a way that the reader's understanding will lead, almost automatically, to the best move.
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- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Elementary Endings
- King and queen against king
- King and rook against king
- King and two bishops against king
- King and two knights against king
- King, bishop and knight against king
- King and pawn against king
- 2 Pawn Endings
- King and pawn against king
- King and pawn against king and pawn
- A: Pawns on the same file
- B: Pawns on different files
- King and two pawns against king and pawn
- A: Isolated pawns with a passed pawn
- B: Isolated pawns without a passed pawn
- C: Connected pawns with a passed pawn
- D: Connected pawns without a passed pawn
- a) When one pawn is blocked
- b) Without blocked pawns
- King and two pawns against king
- King and two pawns against king and two pawns
- A: Creation of a passed pawn
- B: The distant passed pawn
- C: The protected passed pawn
- D: The blockade of enemy pawns
- E: Other possibilities
- Endings with more pawns
- Practical examples
- 3 Queen Endings
- Queen against pawn
- Queen against rook (and pawn)
- A: Queen against rook
- B: Queen against rook and pawn
- Queen against queen (and pawns)
- A: Queen against queen
- B: Queen against queen and pawn
- C: Queen and pawn(s) against queen and pawn(s)
- Queen against other pieces
- A: Queen against two rooks
- B: Queen against two bishops
- C: Queen against two knights
- D: Queen against bishop and knight
- Practical examples
- 4 Rook Endings
- Rook against pawn(s)
- Rook and pawn against rook
- A: Rook and rook's pawn
- B: Rook and pawn other than rook's pawn
- a) Pawn on the seventh rank
- b) Pawn on the sixth rank
- c) Pawn on the second to fifth ranks
- Rook and two pawns against rook
- Rook and pawn(s) on both sides
- A: Rook and pawn against rook and pawn
- B: Rook and two pawns against rook and pawn
- Practical examples
- Rook against minor pieces
- Rook against bishop
- Rook against knight
- Rook and minor piece against rook
- Rook and bishop against rook
- Rook and knight against rook
- 5 Bishop Endings
- Bishop against pawn
- Bishop and pawn against bishop
- Bishops of the same colour
- Bishops of opposite colour
- A: Bishop and two pawns against bishop
- B: Bishop and pawn(s) on both sides
- Bishop and pawns(s) against knight
- Bishop against knight and pawn(s)
- Practical examples
- 6 Knight Endings
- Knight against pawn(s)
- Knight and pawn against pawn
- Knight and pawn(s) against knight
- Practical examples
- Copyright
