β Scribed by Keres, Paul PetroviΔ; Littlewood, John Eric
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Part 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. Part 2 Pawn endings: king and pawn against king
king and pawn against king and pawn
king and two pawns against king and pawn
king and two pawns against king
king and two pawns against king and two pawns
endings with more pawns
practical examples. Part 3 Queen endings: queen against pawn
queen against rook (and pawn)
queen against queen (and pawns)
queen against other pieces
practical examples. Part 4 Rook endings: rook against pawn(s)
rook and pawn against rook
rook and two pawns against rook
rook and pawn(s) on both sides
practical examples
rook against minor pieces. Part 5 Bishop endings: bishop against pawns
bishop and pawn against bishop
bishops of the same colour
bishops of opposite colour
bishop and pawn(s) against knight
bishop against knight and pawn(s)
practical examples. Part 6 Knight endings: kinght against pawn(s)
knight and pawn against pawn
knight and pawn(s) against knight
practical examples.
Chess -- End games
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300 practical endgame situations, ranging from very simple to masterpieces by Capablanca, Reti, Tarrasch, Lasker, more.
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 the