Artikelnummer
LEMEDPKE
Autor
Practical Knight Endings
188 Seiten, kartoniert, Chess Enterprises, 1. Auflage 1993
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Grandmaster Edmar Mednis resumes his best-selling Practical Chess Endings series with this comprehensive treatment of knight endings. This book continues the emphasis upon guidance through principles, rather than any memorization. 105 diagrammed positions provide the reader with ample practice to comprehend and apply the elements of proper handling of knight endings in their own games. While the very nature of the knight moves makes knight endings more complex, this "practical" guide will remove the mystery from this type of ending. There is material for study here for all levels of players.
One of the many marks showing that the inventor of chess was a genius is making the Bishop and Knight - two absolutely different pieces - about equivalent in material value. In my book Practical Bishop Endings I addressed the important principles and techniques of playing same color and opposite color Bishop endings. The Bishop is inherently a logical, straightforward piece. The principles of Bishop endings are inherently logical and straightforward also. Knowing and understanding these principles, when added to the not very large number of sophisticated techniques presented in the above book, is enough for the practical player.
Knight endings is quite another matter. As every beginner realizes, the Knight is a very tricky piece. More knowledge and effort are required to handle Knight endings well as compared to Bishop endings. Of course, Knight endings also have important principles and these need to be mastered. But Knight endings need a lot more. A simplified comparison with Bishop endings gives the following guidelines: the special need in Bishop endings is sophistication; Knight endings require lots of creativity and calculation. Since there is more to know in Knight endings, Practical Knight Endings is, of necessity, longer than Practical Bishop Endings.
Most of the material in the book is based on my writings on endgames in magazines. As required, the material has been rewritten, expanded and corrected. Sources have been the standard ones: magazines, books and personal contacts. When appropriate, direct credit is given in the text. Of course, any errors remain my responsibility. I would appreciate your calling them to my attention.
One of the many marks showing that the inventor of chess was a genius is making the Bishop and Knight - two absolutely different pieces - about equivalent in material value. In my book Practical Bishop Endings I addressed the important principles and techniques of playing same color and opposite color Bishop endings. The Bishop is inherently a logical, straightforward piece. The principles of Bishop endings are inherently logical and straightforward also. Knowing and understanding these principles, when added to the not very large number of sophisticated techniques presented in the above book, is enough for the practical player.
Knight endings is quite another matter. As every beginner realizes, the Knight is a very tricky piece. More knowledge and effort are required to handle Knight endings well as compared to Bishop endings. Of course, Knight endings also have important principles and these need to be mastered. But Knight endings need a lot more. A simplified comparison with Bishop endings gives the following guidelines: the special need in Bishop endings is sophistication; Knight endings require lots of creativity and calculation. Since there is more to know in Knight endings, Practical Knight Endings is, of necessity, longer than Practical Bishop Endings.
Most of the material in the book is based on my writings on endgames in magazines. As required, the material has been rewritten, expanded and corrected. Sources have been the standard ones: magazines, books and personal contacts. When appropriate, direct credit is given in the text. Of course, any errors remain my responsibility. I would appreciate your calling them to my attention.
| EAN | 0945470355 |
|---|---|
| Gewicht | 300 g |
| Hersteller | Chess Enterprises |
| Breite | 13,6 cm |
| Höhe | 21,5 cm |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1993 |
| Autor | Edmar Mednis |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Auflage | 1 |
| ISBN-10 | 0945470355 |
| Seiten | 188 |
| Einband | kartoniert |
003 Preface
007 Introduction
010 Part I: Material Advantage
010 Chapter 1: Knight vs. Pawn
016 Chapter 2: Knight and Pawn vs. Knight
030 Chapter 3: Material Advantage - All Pawns on the Same Side
030 Section 1. Introduction
034 Section 2. Knight and 2 Pawns vs. Knight and 1 Pawn
051 Section 3. Knight and 3 Pawns vs. Knight and 2 Pawns
063 Section 4. Knight and 4 Pawns vs. Knight and 3 Pawns
068 Section 5. Knight and 5 Pawns vs. Knight and 4 Pawns
069 Chapter 4: Material Advantage - Pawns on Both Sides
069 Section 1. General Principles
070 Section 2. The Stronger Side Has a Passed Pawn
076 Section 3. Both Sides Have Passed Pawn(s)
086 Section 4. The Stronger Side Can Force (Create) a Passed Pawn
098 Section 5. The Stronger Side Cannot Force (Create) a Passed Pawn
109 Part II: Positional Considerations
110 Chapter 3: Passed Pawns
110 Section 1. The Role of Passed Pawns - General Considerations
121 Section 2. Outside Passed Pawns
134 Section 3. Protected Passed Pawns
144 Chapter 6: Pawn Structures
144 Section 1: The Queenside Pawn Majority
151 Section 2: Characteristic Deficiencies in Pawn Structures
160 Chapter 7: The Active King and Knight
160 Section 1: The Active King
167 Section 2: The Active Knight
170 Section 3: The Active King and the Active Knight
179 Chapter 8: Small Advantages in Knight Endings
007 Introduction
010 Part I: Material Advantage
010 Chapter 1: Knight vs. Pawn
016 Chapter 2: Knight and Pawn vs. Knight
030 Chapter 3: Material Advantage - All Pawns on the Same Side
030 Section 1. Introduction
034 Section 2. Knight and 2 Pawns vs. Knight and 1 Pawn
051 Section 3. Knight and 3 Pawns vs. Knight and 2 Pawns
063 Section 4. Knight and 4 Pawns vs. Knight and 3 Pawns
068 Section 5. Knight and 5 Pawns vs. Knight and 4 Pawns
069 Chapter 4: Material Advantage - Pawns on Both Sides
069 Section 1. General Principles
070 Section 2. The Stronger Side Has a Passed Pawn
076 Section 3. Both Sides Have Passed Pawn(s)
086 Section 4. The Stronger Side Can Force (Create) a Passed Pawn
098 Section 5. The Stronger Side Cannot Force (Create) a Passed Pawn
109 Part II: Positional Considerations
110 Chapter 3: Passed Pawns
110 Section 1. The Role of Passed Pawns - General Considerations
121 Section 2. Outside Passed Pawns
134 Section 3. Protected Passed Pawns
144 Chapter 6: Pawn Structures
144 Section 1: The Queenside Pawn Majority
151 Section 2: Characteristic Deficiencies in Pawn Structures
160 Chapter 7: The Active King and Knight
160 Section 1: The Active King
167 Section 2: The Active Knight
170 Section 3: The Active King and the Active Knight
179 Chapter 8: Small Advantages in Knight Endings