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LEHOWECE
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Essential Chess Endings
144 Seiten, kartoniert, Batsford Chess, 1. Auflage 1997
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The endgame is an important area of chess and many points are lost through an insufficient understanding of basic principles. With the virtually complete disappearance of adjournments from competitive play, it has become more and more necessary for the aspiring player to learn the basic theory of the endgame.
James Howell concentrates on the typical endings which are most likely to occur in practice; rook endings appear regularly in tournaments and this section will repay careful study; however even the comparatively simple king and pawn endings should not be neglected as was demonstrated when Kasparov missed a simple win against Karpov in the 1997 Las Palmas tournament. Endings with an extra pawn are the most difficult to assess and many draws can be salvaged by resourceful play.
James Howell is an English Grandmaster who rose to prominence with his victory in the 1988 Oakham Young Masters tournament. His didactic writing style makes him an ideal teacher of this important subject.
James Howell concentrates on the typical endings which are most likely to occur in practice; rook endings appear regularly in tournaments and this section will repay careful study; however even the comparatively simple king and pawn endings should not be neglected as was demonstrated when Kasparov missed a simple win against Karpov in the 1997 Las Palmas tournament. Endings with an extra pawn are the most difficult to assess and many draws can be salvaged by resourceful play.
James Howell is an English Grandmaster who rose to prominence with his victory in the 1988 Oakham Young Masters tournament. His didactic writing style makes him an ideal teacher of this important subject.
| EAN | 0713481897 |
|---|---|
| Gewicht | 212 g |
| Hersteller | Batsford Chess |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1997 |
| Autor | James Howell |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Auflage | 1 |
| ISBN-10 | 0713481897 |
| Seiten | 144 |
| Einband | kartoniert |
| Diagramme | 250 |
006 Symbols
007 Preface
009 Introduction and explanation of terms used
011 1 King and pawn endings
011 The Importance of the Opposition
013 King + pawn v king
013 Pawns other than rook's pawns
016 The distant opposition
017 Rook's pawns
018 Pawns on both sides of the board - White has an extra pawn
018 2 pawns v 1 pawn
019 More pawns
021 Pawns on one side of the board - White has an extra pawn
024 Positional advantage
024 Active king
025 Outside passed pawn
027 Superior pawn majority
029 Passed pawns a long way apart
031 Exercises
033 Solutions
036 2 Rook and pawn endings (pawns on one side of the board)
036 Rook + pawn v rook
036 Defender's king cut off from the pawn
042 Defender's king in front of the pawn
045 Rook + rook's pawn v rook
048 Rook + two pawns v rook
050 More pawns: White has an extra pawn
050 White doesn't have a passed pawn
White has a passed pawn
058 Exercises
060 Solutions
063 3 Rook and pawn endings (pawns on both sides of the board)
063 Positional advantage
036 Active v passive rook
066 The strength of a passed pawn supported by a king
067 The power of the rook on the seventh in conjunction with a king + pawn
070 The strength of the king as a blockader
071 White has an extra passed pawn on the queenside
072 White rook behind the passed pawn
075 White rook to the side of the passed pawn
077 White rook in front of the passed pawn
083 Exercises
085 Solutions
089 4 Minor-piece endings
089 Opposite-coloured bishops
Material advantage
093 Positional advantage
095 Same-coloured bishops
099 Knight endings
101 Knight v bishop endings
102 The power of the bishop in open positions
105 Good knight v bad bishop
110 Exercises
112 Solutions
116 5 Other endings
116 Queen endings
116 Exploiting an extra passed pawn
118 Queen + pawn v queen
121 Queen v far-advanced pawn
124 Rook against minor piece
128 Where an extra piece is not enough
128 Bishop + wrong-coloured rook's pawn
129 Bishop + right-coloured rook's pawn
131 Exercises
133 Solutions
136 6 Pawnless endings
136 Mates against a bare king
136 Rook
138 Two bishops
138 Bishop + knight
142 Queen v rook
145 Rook + bishop v rook
150 Rook + knight v rook
150 Rook v knight
151 Rook v bishop
152 Exercises
154 Solutions
156 Bibliography
157 Index of Players and Analysts
160 Index of Material Balances
007 Preface
009 Introduction and explanation of terms used
011 1 King and pawn endings
011 The Importance of the Opposition
013 King + pawn v king
013 Pawns other than rook's pawns
016 The distant opposition
017 Rook's pawns
018 Pawns on both sides of the board - White has an extra pawn
018 2 pawns v 1 pawn
019 More pawns
021 Pawns on one side of the board - White has an extra pawn
024 Positional advantage
024 Active king
025 Outside passed pawn
027 Superior pawn majority
029 Passed pawns a long way apart
031 Exercises
033 Solutions
036 2 Rook and pawn endings (pawns on one side of the board)
036 Rook + pawn v rook
036 Defender's king cut off from the pawn
042 Defender's king in front of the pawn
045 Rook + rook's pawn v rook
048 Rook + two pawns v rook
050 More pawns: White has an extra pawn
050 White doesn't have a passed pawn
White has a passed pawn
058 Exercises
060 Solutions
063 3 Rook and pawn endings (pawns on both sides of the board)
063 Positional advantage
036 Active v passive rook
066 The strength of a passed pawn supported by a king
067 The power of the rook on the seventh in conjunction with a king + pawn
070 The strength of the king as a blockader
071 White has an extra passed pawn on the queenside
072 White rook behind the passed pawn
075 White rook to the side of the passed pawn
077 White rook in front of the passed pawn
083 Exercises
085 Solutions
089 4 Minor-piece endings
089 Opposite-coloured bishops
Material advantage
093 Positional advantage
095 Same-coloured bishops
099 Knight endings
101 Knight v bishop endings
102 The power of the bishop in open positions
105 Good knight v bad bishop
110 Exercises
112 Solutions
116 5 Other endings
116 Queen endings
116 Exploiting an extra passed pawn
118 Queen + pawn v queen
121 Queen v far-advanced pawn
124 Rook against minor piece
128 Where an extra piece is not enough
128 Bishop + wrong-coloured rook's pawn
129 Bishop + right-coloured rook's pawn
131 Exercises
133 Solutions
136 6 Pawnless endings
136 Mates against a bare king
136 Rook
138 Two bishops
138 Bishop + knight
142 Queen v rook
145 Rook + bishop v rook
150 Rook + knight v rook
150 Rook v knight
151 Rook v bishop
152 Exercises
154 Solutions
156 Bibliography
157 Index of Players and Analysts
160 Index of Material Balances