Reinfeld on the Endgame
96 Seiten, kartoniert, Russell Enterprises, 1. Auflage 2017
Sharpen Your Endgame Play!
Reinfeld on the Endgame is a very fine specialty book about several aspects of endgames. This charming piece concentrates on a very difficult, too-often glossed over aspect of the transition between the middlegame and the endgame. Transition phases are harder to cover than either of the three favorite phases because they don’t fit quite so neatly into the rigid classification that openings, middlegames, and endgames do. But mastering them is essential to those who wish to master or understand the game at a high level.
Each section is introduced with pithy explanations, and each example is shown and then summarized. It all begins with transitions into a favorable endgame, dividing the topic into material or positional advantages. This skill is often known as winning technique, and a good explanation of how it is done is invaluable. Here we get that explanation by one of the most prolific chess writers of the twentieth century.
Next we get into transitions into unfavorable endgames, which can come from compulsion (fatigue, time pressure, etc.); poor choice of which bad endgame to head for; incorrect appraisal of the character of the ending; and disregard of a specific exception to a general principle (the queenside majority is favorable; bishops of opposite colors draw; bishop vs. knight).
The final two sections cover missed opportunities (missing a win; missing a draw; and double oversights) and defending difficult positions (positional and material disadvantages are covered). Transition stages are among the least favorite subjects for chess authors to explore, probably because they are not so easy to buttonhole as opening, middlegame, or endgame positions. But Fred Reinfeld never walked away from a challenge.
All in all, a wonderful treasure trove of endgame - and general - chess knowledge!
Gewicht | 140 g |
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Hersteller | Russell Enterprises |
Breite | 15,3 cm |
Höhe | 22,7 cm |
Medium | Buch |
Erscheinungsjahr | 2017 |
Autor | Fred Reinfeld |
Sprache | Englisch |
Auflage | 1 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1941270554 |
Seiten | 96 |
Einband | kartoniert |
Name | Russell Enterprises |
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Adresse | 234 Depot Road Milford, CT 06460 USA |
Internet | www.Russell-Enterprises.com |
hwr@russell-enterprises.com |
005 From the Editor
006 Preface
Part I
Transition to a Favorable Ending
008 I Introductory
008 II Definition of Terms
008 III Basis and Method
009 IV Examples
009 A Material Advantage
017 B Positional Advantage
Part II
Transition to an Unfavorable Ending
029 I Introductory
029 II Transition to an Unfavorable Ending by Compulsion
031 III Transition to an Unfavorable Ending Because of Fatigue, Time Pressure, etc.
035 IV Transition to an Unfavorable Ending Because of Incorrect Choice Between Qualitatively Bad Endgames
038 V Transition to an Unfavorable Ending Because of a Basically Incorrect Appraisal of the Whole General Character of an Ending
041 VI Transition to an Unfavorable Ending Because of a Disregard of a Specific Exception to a Generally Favorable Rule
041 A The Theory that a Queenside Majority of Pawns is Advantageous
044 B The Theory that Endings with Bishops of Opposite Color Are Drawn
046 C The Rule of Bishop vs. Knight
Part III
Missed Opportunities
048 I A Realistic Approach
048 II Economy and Method
049 III The Psychology of Error
050 IV Examples
050 A Missing a Win
059 B Missing a Draw
065 C Double Oversights
Part IV
Defending Difficult Positions
069 I Introductory
070 II Examples
070 A Positional Disadvantage
079 B Material Disadvantage
091 Editorial Notes
Indexes
092 Types of Endings
093 Important Endgame Motifs
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