GIDDINS - The Greatest Ever chess endgames

In Technical Decision Making in Chess former World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses his path to decision making in endgames and positions where one side possesses a structural or material advantage.

Le plus célèbre des entraîneurs reprend et développe ici un thème introduit dans son Endgame Manual, à savoir, la boulette. Oui, enfin, je veux dire qu'il se propose de vous faire découvrir le monde merveilleux et dangereux des finales à travers les imprécisions, erreurs, gaffes et gamelles des champions. C'est moins fondamental que d'autres ouvrages du bonhomme, mais c'est souvent amusant, toujours instructif, et au fond si rassurant...

There are many secrets in chess, knowledge of which distinguishes a chess virtuoso from an amateur. One of these secrets is the ability to play positions with opposite-colored bishops.

Why is it so important? The point is that the presence of opposite-colored bishops is not always a sign of an impending draw. Due to a number of factors, one of the bishops may turn out to be stronger than its opposite number. This can lead to a successful attack, material gains or obtaining some other advantages that contribute to winning the game.

Grandmaster Alexey Bezgodov has written a book analyzing 174 endgame positions with opposite-colored bishops as training material for advanced players who wish to deepen their endgame skills. Endgame theory, tactics and strategy are all covered, and this will help strong improvers to grind out wins instead of draws, and to avoid losing in difficult positions. Most positions are taken from modern games, and they mostly feature world champions and top grandmasters, including Carlsen, Anand, Kramnik, Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Tal, Korchnoi, Andersson, Shirov, Gelfand, Caruana, Nepomniachtchi, and others.

Encyclopedia of Chess Endings ECE V Minor Pieces (Bishop and Knights) - 2nd Edition. Hardcover

• New, completely revised and expanded edition
• 2020 examples of greatest historical and educational value
• Diligently checked with modern engines and endgame tools  592 pages

Rook endgames are the most important to study, because they are the type of endgame you will face most often over the board. Working on rook endgames gives the biggest bang for your buck.

World-class grandmaster Sam Shankland explains technical rook endgames in a way that is clearer, better organized, more concise, and easier to understand than any previous work. After learning the vital set positions, the reader is offered lots of rules and guidelines to correctly assess any theoretical rook endgame they have not yet memorized.

Theoretical Rook Endgames is the ideal guide to a vital topic in chess. After reading this book, you will know which positions must be memorized, and which positions are best handled by considering general principles.

The sister volume – Conceptual Rook Endgames by Jacob Aagaard – shows how the theoretical knowledge shown in the present book is used in advanced practical play.

GM Sam Shankland is the 2018 US Champion, 2016 Olympiad gold medal winner for teams and 2014 individual gold medal winner. He has played Board 1 for the US in the World Team Championship and competed with the best players in the world in Wijk aan Zee, St. Louis, Prague and elsewhere. Hardcover 448 pages

Avec Nunn, c'est tout l'un (études hyper-fouillées à l'attention du spécialiste motivé) ou tout l'autre (catalogues de trucs et astuces simples à l'usage de l'amateur moyen). Ici, c'est donc tout l'autre : 100 chapitres de deux pages pièce, exposant en quelques exemples légèrement commentés les b-a-ba, b-e-be et b-i-bi (mais pas plus) des finales simples. De quoi apprendre sans peine à bien utiliser le matériel restant et à ne pas tomber dans les pièges typiques.