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How should a chessplayer think in an endgame? How is the game affected once there are just a few pieces left on the board? Grandmaster Glenn Flear provides the answers in a book which will guide the reader along the path to enlightenment. Using a series of examples and exercises, Flear steers the reader through all the different types of endgame positions and themes. Included in these are subjects such as checkmating patterns, space advantages and promotion ideas. Quiz questions will be of differing difficulty and will appeal to all standards of player.