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This instructive book for competitive players, based on Edmar Mednis' classic "Practical Endgame Lessons", provides the reader with a wealth of useful instruction in endgame play, reinforced by a series of tests presented as simulations of tournament play.
- Explains the fundamental principles of endgame play
- Deals with all standard types of endgame: pawn endings, bishop endings, rook endings, etc.
- Contains more than twenty test endings to help develop your skills
- Uses many examples by the world`s leading endgame exponents: Smyslov, Karpov, Korchnoi, etc.
Grandmaster Edmar Mednis is one of the world's leading endgame experts. He is a regular contributor to "Chess Life magazine" and is author of "How to be a Complete Tournament player", "From the Opening into the Endgame" and "From the Middlegame into the Endgame". International Master Colin Crouch is one of England's most highly regarded analysts and writers. |