Mastering essential rook endgames

005 Key to symbols

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