Description
By concentrating on the basic principles the average player is not only given a working knowledge of the endgame but also a firm foundation on which to further develop his or her interest and technique in this fascinating stage of a chess game. The author, a Russian Grandmaster and endgame expert, takes the reader from the most elementary checkmates, through the exploitation of positional and material advantage, right up to the analysis of actual endings from master play.
Author: Yuri Auerbach, Yuri Averbakh
Publisher: Gloucester Publishers Plc
Published: 09/05/2000
Pages: 116
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.29h x 5.82w x 0.32d
ISBN13: 9781857440225
ISBN10: 1857440226
BISAC Categories:
- Games & Activities | Chess
Author: Yuri Auerbach, Yuri Averbakh
Publisher: Gloucester Publishers Plc
Published: 09/05/2000
Pages: 116
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.29h x 5.82w x 0.32d
ISBN13: 9781857440225
ISBN10: 1857440226
BISAC Categories:
- Games & Activities | Chess
About the Author
Yuri Averbakh was one of the leading Soviet grandmasters for two decades, competing in the USSR Championship 15 times between 1949 and 1969. He finished in an extremely respectable 10th place in the famous Zurich Candidates' tournament of 1953. His previous books for Cadogan include Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge and Chess Middlegames: Essential Knowledge and the monumental five-volume series Comprehensive Chess Endings.
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