Welcome to a new type of endgame book. A book that includes...

• The most common endgames you will ever encounter.
• Examinations of material balances you will reach in almost half of your games.
• Over 500 pages of grandmaster advice and analysis, assisted by the latest computer software.

Forget those books which just recycle established theory. Forget those books which concentrate on fantastical studies. Grandmaster and endgame expert Glenn Flear has created an in-depth book of all endgames which feature either two pieces for each side, or two pieces against one - an essential area of the game that has never before been comprehensively covered in one volume.

Why is this so important? Because these situations arise incredibly frequently in practical play. These are the endgames that matter. If you can handle such endgames well, your results will improve. This book shows you how.

Content:

005 Bibliography

007 Introduction

011 Statistics

Section 1: Clear Material Advantage

015 Two Extra Pieces

020 One Extra Piece

040 Two Rooks versus Rook and Minor Piece

063 Queen and Rook versus Queen and Minor Piece

093 Rook and Minor Piece versus Two Minor Pieces

Section 2: Only Minor Pieces

135 Two Bishops versus Two Minor Pieces

162 Other Double Minor Piece Combinations

Section 3: Asymmetric Struggles

194 Rook versus Two Minor Pieces

223 Queen versus Rook and Knight

240 Queen versus Rook and Bishop

262 Queen versus Two Rooks

Section 4: Rook and Minor Pieces

285 Rook and Bishop versus Rook and Knight

326 Rook and Bishop versus Rook and opposite-coloured Bishop

345 Rook and Bishop versus Rook and same-coloured Bishop

370 Rook and Knight versus Rook and Knight

Section 5: Heavyweight Struggles

396 Two Rooks versus Two Rooks

422 Queen and Bishop versus Queen and Knight

455 Queen and Knight versus Queen and Knight

471 Queen and Bishop versus Queen and Bishop

500 Queen and Rook versus Queen and Rook

535 Index of Players

544 Glossary of Special Terms