Theory and practice of chess endings Vol.1+2
Panchenko Alexander
Excellent endgame books. The author, grandmaster Alexander Panchenko, being one the most known coaches of Soviet Union Chess School collected the material for nearly 20 years. It has been used it to train from the beginners to grandmaster levels many of his students.
Description
The author of the book is the Grandmaster and honored Russian coach who headed the All-Russian chess school. At his lessons Alexander Panchenko, following the advice of world champions J.R.Capablanka and V.V.Smislov, placed the highest emphasis on endgame (without neglecting the other stages of a chess game, for sure).
The result surpassed all expectations: dozens of grand masters and masters graduated from the school – Sergey Rublevsky, Alice Galliamova, Ruslan Scherbakov, Svetlana Prudnikova, Tatiana Shumjakina and many others.
The well-known lectures of Panchenko’s school have underlain the basis of this fascinating book on the endgame that will help to increase playing skills and to achieve higher practical results both for amateurs and professionals.
Moreover, it is an indispensible assistant for coaches-teachers. Besides theoretical material, the book contains numerous examples from the practice of the classical and modern chess players and the tasks for the independent solving and playing.
Contents vol.1:
Pawn Endings
Knight Endings
Bishops of opposite color
Opposite colored Bishops with Rooks or Queens on the board
Bishops of the same color
Bishops against Knight
Bishops pair in the endgame
Solutions to the Contest Tasks
Contents vol.2:
Extra Exchange
Rook Against Pawns
Rook Endings
Endings with Four Rooks
Queen Endings
Queen Against Two Rooks
Multi-Piece Endings
Solutions to the Contest Tasks
Information
- Casa editrice Convekta
- Code 6097
- Anno 2010
- Pagine p. 160 + 176