Mastering essential rook endgames

Nest siste bok i denne fine sluttspillserien er også den tredje om tårnsluttspill som opptrer så ofte i praktisk sjakk. Selve sjakkprofessoren stormester Mikhalchishin, har skrevet denne boka som har svært interessante kapitler. Se oversikten nedenfor.

Tårnsluttspillene i denne boka er, til tross for navnet, ikke de mest elementære, men antagelig viktige og instruktive nok for det. Kanskje mest for spillere med ratingnivå fra cirka 1700 og oppover.

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007 Introduction

009 Editorial preface

011 Chapter 1. Rook against pawns

023 Chapter 2. Classic rook endings 1: An extra passed flank pawn

095 Chapter 3. Classic rook endings 2: An extra passed d-pawn

127 Chapter 4. Classic rook endings 3: An extra flank pawn revisited

149 Chapter 5. Isolated pawns in rook endgames

157 Chapter 6. The transfer from the opening into rook endgames

171 Chapter 7. The Korchnoi-Smyslov endgame

181 Chapter 8. Botvinnik’s endgames

197 Chapter 9. Smyslov’s endgames

215 Chapter 11. Best rook endgame studies

265 Chapter 12. Rook and pawn endgame tests

En omtale fra forlaget:

Rook endings are the most frequently seen among all endgames. In fact, more than 60% of all endings are rook endings, and the reason is simple: rooks generally enter the game much later than other pieces.

There are a few very important rook endings, ones which we see frequently in practical games. Every player must know how to deal with these situations on the board, for both sides, so knowledge of basic positions and methods of handling complicated endgames are key. And the mistakes of the top players are also extremely instructive and serve as great lessons for improvement in the endgame.

Part 8 of the first FIDE-approved endgame manual, written by 3 of the world leading experts: FIDE Senior Trainers IGM Mikhalchishin, IGM Grivas and IGM Balogh covers the essential rook endgames.

A total of eight books will take you step-by-step from king & pawn endgames all the way through to extremely complex and materially-unbalanced endgames.