Contents

004 Bibliography
005 Introduction
009 1. Learn from the Masters

*Darwish, but not yet Drawn!

*Active Pieces

*Patient Play

*The Benefits of Study

*Try it Yourself

030 2. Principles of Rook Endgames

• When to go Active
• Keeping Control
• Tactics and using Zugzwang
• Material isn´t Everything
• Saving Bad Positions
• Try it Yourself

053 3. Theory of Rook Endgames

• R + 2 vs. R + 1: Connected Passed Pawns
• R + 2 vs. R + 1: Isolated Passed Pawns
• Extra Outside Pawn
• R + 2 vs. R + 1: No Passed Pawns
• R + 2 vs. R: Connected Pawns
• R + 2 vs. R: Split Pawns
• Try it yourself

084 4. Pawns and Queens

• The Moment of Simplification
• The Potential Outside Passes Pawn
• Queen and Pawn vs. Queen
• Try it Yourself

104 5. Minor Pieces

• Knight Endgames
• Bishop vs. Knight
• Bishop Endgames
• Try it Yourself

140 6. Rook vs. Minor Piece

• The Minor Piece is Better
• Rooks Need Open Lines
• Rook vs. Knight
• Rook vs. Bishop
• Try it Yourself

Catalogue text:

In this ideal book for dealing with one of the most difficult phases of the game, Grandmaster Glenn Flear develops ideas first outlined in his earlier book Improve Your Endgame Play. Building up a detailed understanding of the key ideas in the endgame normally requires many years of study and experience of practical play. In this book, Glenn Flear brings that knowledge to the reader in an easy-to-digest format.

• Explains the strategic considerations underpinning all important endgames
• Numerous test positions enable readers to gauge their progress
• Revolutionary layout allows readers to absorb the key ideas