The author, a russian grandmaster and endgame expert, takes the reader from the most elementary checkmates, through the exploitation of positional and material advantage, right up to the analysis of actual endings from master play. Among the many chess books available that focus on end game technique, few excel in both application and concept. He also gave an in depth interview about the history of chess and other board games on his 90th birthday. Yuri averbakhs most popular book is basic chess endings. Recommended chess books by rating chess for beginners.
Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. In this fundamental work, which includes more than 800 items, investigates various types of rook endings. Buy comprehensive chess endings volume 4 pawn endings by averbakh, yuri, maizalis, ilya, zinar, mikhail, sloan, sam, neat, kenneth p isbn. At the time i wrote a simple article with the list of those i considered the seven best books in the history of chess. On the whole, the book is intended for skilled players from the second level and above. Publication date 1999 topics chess, chess books collection publisher everyman publishers plc collection. Comprehensive chess endings is a five volume master work by one of the worlds leading authorities on the chess endgames, grandmaster yuri averbakh. Comprehensive chess endings volume 5 rook endings rook and pawn endings are by far the most common and the most important endgames. Reuben fine was an international grandmaster and one of the worlds greatest chess players ever. Comprehensive chess endings by yuri averbakh alibris. Practical tips to strengthen your mindset at the board. Patience at the chess board 7 chess strategy 7 the step method in chess 7 10 steps to chess improvement 6 best chess blogs and websites 6 purdys thinking system 6 chess board visualization training 5 modern chess book classics 5 chess training plan. Pergamon combined volumes in the 1980s in algebraic.
Many great struggles are decided by a rook and pawn endgame. Of course the averbakh endgame series of 8 books is incredibleking and pawn, rook, bishop, knight, bishop vs. Comprehensive chess endings volume 4 pawn endings by yuri averbakh, available at book depository with free delivery. Fundamental chess endings is newer and corrects several mistakes and oversights from fines book. Winning chess endings is a great one a gripping introduction to what you need to know to. Books by yuri averbakh, yuri averbakh books online india. Using computers, ken thompson, eugene nalimov, and others have contributed by constructing endgame tablebases. Of course the averbakh endgame series of 8 books is incredible king and pawn, rook, bishop, knight, bishop vs. Bishop against knight endings rook against minor piece endings pergamon russian chess series yuri averbakh. Book description comprehensive chess endings is a five volume master work by one of the worlds leading authorities on the chess endgames, grandmaster yuri averbakh. Clipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later. He has been a chess trainer since 1983 and was also coauthor with karsten muller of the highly acclaimed secrets of pawn endings.
Jun 26, 2018 i believe that it was international master john watson who once wrote that the best book on endgames is the book that you actually read. Essential knowledge and the monumental fivevolume series comprehensive chess endings. Chess tactics for advanced players by yuri averbakh alibris. Yuri averbakh, a history of chess from chaturanga to the present day. The book can be used as a teaching tool for acting out endings, as well as a reference in the analysis of adjourned games and when playing by correspondence. Practical chess endings by irving chernev this book is one of my favorites. Visit the links below to get a brief synopsis of each book, a description of what level chess player the book is best suited for and a short biography on the authors. And why we can not buy other averbakh s comprehensive chess endings series. Comprehensive chess endings by yuri averbakh 4 editions first published in 1985 download daisy. Yuri averbakh is currently considered a single author. Pal benko, reviser, is a grandmaster who has been twice a candidate for the world championship. Dr john nunn is one of the bestrespected figures in world chess. The most readily available book for the beginner is chess endings. Buy comprehensive chess endings by yuri averbakh online at alibris.
Yuri averbakh has left his mark on almost all spheres of our beloved game. Topics comprehensive chess endings pergamon russian chess series, chess, chess books collection publisher pergamon press collection. Chess endings by yuri averbakh provides adequate instruction yet falls short of providing any significant guiding principles to apply to your end game strategy averbakh covers all the varying end games piece by piece, from kingpawn endings to complicated rook and queen endings. Averbakh has a deep interest in chess history, shown in his most recent book about life in the chess world called centrestage and behind the scenes. He was chairman of the ussr chess federation from 1973 to 1978. This book is a comprehensive guide to the precise handling of all basic endgame positions. Login to enjoy the indias leading online book store sapnaonline discount sales on your favourite author yuri averbakh books, with free delivery. At the dan heisman learning center we try to serve as a friendly local chess club for players from all over the world. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion.
This is the book that will help you get a feel for dealing with pawn. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Openings new in chess chess books, chess magazines. This english version is a direct translation from the russian except that the order of the volumes has been changed. See all books authored by yuri averbakh, including chess endings. Fundamental chess endings is primarily concerned as a textbook and is divided into 12 chapters with exercises. There are books of openings, books of famous games, books of particular players, surprise wins, etc. And now some real and important question, so please help. Essential knowledge, and chess tactics for advanced players, and more on. Basic chess endings abbreviated bce is a book on chess endgames which was written by grandmaster reuben fine and originally published on october 27.
Visit our beautiful books page and find lovely books for kids, photography lovers and more. In addition to a feast of detailed analysis, the authors emphasize the practical side of endgame play, describing rules of thumb, principles and thinking methods. Written by one of the best instructional authors out there. Chessthe endgame wikibooks, open books for an open world. By concentrating on the basic principles the average player is not only given a working knowledge of the endgame but also a firm foundation on which to further develop his or her interest and technique in this fascinating stage of a chess game. His previous books for cadogan include chess endings. As of 2020, he is the oldest living chess grandmaster. See also how to play chess endgames, with coauthor wolfgang pajeken. Averbakh has just covered the bare minimum one must know about final phase of the game. I often receive questions from chess players of various levels on which are the best books to study chess.
Comprehensive chess endings volume 3 queen and pawn endings queen against rook e. Even if you succeed in the opening and middle stages of the game, not knowing the skills to turn the resulting endgame into a checkmate can cost you many wins, turning many otherwise easily won positions into draws or even losses. Chess, gamespuzzles, accessible book, end games, protected daisy, chess specific strategies. Chess endings by yuri averbakh provides adequate instruction yet falls short of providing any significant guiding principles to apply to your end game strategy. Basic chess endings, by reuben fine and pal benko, 1941, 2003, mckay. Book recommendations by mark kaprielian table of contents. Endings and shereshevskys endgame strategy are recommended by jeremy silman as the. A solid and straightforward chess opening repertoire for white. Frank lamprecht is also from germany, and is an international master. He was among the worlds leading grandmasters for nearly twenty years.
He investigates minor piece endings to illustrate the capabilities of the bishop and knight and their limitations, which is very important for every phase of the royal game. A complete, sound and userfriendly chess opening repertoire. If were shipping to a usa address sorry, but international shipping costs increases every 4 ounces. Which books are the best for training endgame chess. Depending on the number and location involved in the fight pawns material of the book includes both the elementary teaching positions and sophisticat. Comprehensive chess endings, by averbakh, volume 5 bookbyte. Rook endings pergamon russian chess series 9780080320489 by yuri averbakh. By concentrating on the basic principles the average player is not only given a working knowledge of the endgame but also a firm foundation on which to further. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Chess endgame literature refers to books and magazines about chess endgames. Books advanced search todays deals new releases amazon charts. Author averbakh, a russian grandmaster and endgame expert, takes the reader. Chess middlegames essential knowledge yuri averbakh. Dear customer, if you wish to purchase more than 5 copies or in bulk, please contact our bulk purchase department at email protected.
A comprehensive introduction second edition fundamental chess endings download free fundamental chess endings is primarily concerned as a textbook and is divided into 12 chapters with exercises. We start with the basic mates and continue with chapters on all endings where each side has at most one piece, plus sections on some of the most important endings with additional pieces. Here are just a few books by mark dvoretsky that i know will help any player with their chess. There are so many good endgame reference books available. We are compiling a constantly growing and updated list of recommended chess books for our visitors. Averbakh chess endings rook endgames 9784871875868 by averbakh, yuri and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Chess tactics for advanced players by yuri averbakh. Yuri averbakh was one of the leading soviet grandmasters for two decades, competing in the ussr championship 15 times between 1949 and 1969. The 1941 edition by fine was the first of the modern endgame books in english.
Yuri averbakh s most popular book is basic chess endings. Sarhan guliev this is the 4th volume in the russian chess school series and it covers all types of endgame from simple pawn endings to more comples positions with a material imbalance. Yuri averbakh has 31 books on goodreads with 785 ratings. Chesspub forum comparision of comprehensive endgame books.
Now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips. Therefore im constantly on the search for pgn resources, such as the ones found here. Secrets of pawnless endings, nunn john download book this book is the sequel to secrets of rook endings, and is a continuation of the theme of that book. Just pick one of these books any one of them will do, except maybe dvoretskys book, which is probably more appropriate for stronger players, play through a few. Yuri averbakh books list of books by author yuri averbakh. Printdisabled access available chess tactics for advanced players. The following set of 4 books represented the culmination of many years work, aiming to present all known information about the basic endgame, together with the best related studies. He finished in an extremely respectable 10th place in the famous zurich candidates tournament of 1953. Discover book depositorys huge selection of yuri averbakh books online. Good books about endgames for beginners are few and far between. So it isnt surprising that our group notes often feature interesting chess discussions like the one below. Comprehensive chess endings volume 4 pawn endings by yuri. Philidors book contained much more endgame analysis than earlier books.
Sell comprehensive chess endings, by averbakh, volume 5 isbn 9780080320489 ship for free. There are many books on endgames, see chess endgame literature for a large list and the history. Yasser seirawans winning chess endings very good book, especially for beginners. Chess endings essential knowledge averbakh chess house. I would love it if i could get some feedback from those in the know about the most advantageous order to read these titles. My copies date to the 70s and are in english descriptive notation. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Books go search hello select your address best sellers deals store help new releases coupons gift ideas gift cards home books sell computers electronics registry.
Funny, but my clubmate, who is also a gm, didnt know that the position on the page 53 diagram 78 in the algebraic edition of the book is actually a simple draw. Averbakh chess endings rook endgames russian edition. Jul 03, 2009 recommended chess books by rating 10 logical chess move by move pgn download 9 chess tips. Nunn also covers endings with rooks and minor pieces, a wide and rich area of strategic endgame play that is universally recognized as vital for chess mastery, but nevertheless neglected in chess literature. Averbakh chess endings bishop endings and knight endings russian edition cookie policy this website uses cookies to ensure proper functionality of the shopping cart and checkout progress. Averbakh himself has no compunction admitting that his role was that of an editor, adding new items as time went on. Buy chess endgames for kids chess for schools by karsten muller isbn. Its not chattythe author after all was a leading establishment soviet chess figure during the stolid glory years of soviet chess but it covers the basics well, in approved soviet chess school fashion. Using arena with a number of chess engines, i love configuring arena to use its book feature. Buy chess tactics for advanced players by yuri averbakh online at alibris. Yuri lvovich averbakh is a soviet and russian chess player and author. Comprehensive chess endings, volume 3, queen and pawn endings queen against rook endings queen against minor piece endings isbn 4871875059 comprehensive chess endings, volume 4, pawn endings isbn 4871875067 comprehensive chess endings, volume 5, rook endings isbn 4871875075 an earlier series of the same books had a different order.
Yuri averbachs comprehensive chess endings pinters book rook endings and the one by victor kortchnoi practical rook endings. The best way to learn endgames chessbase chess news. Rook endings, volume 5, by yuri averbakh and nikolai kopayev. His books, including basic chess endings and the middlegame in chess, are among the alltime classics of chess literature. He uses pawn endings to train the calculation of long variations and visualization. It was a lazy sunday afternoon, the worst time in a day and a week to practise chess. For this reason, there has been tremendous demand for this book, as it is the most complete study of rook and pawn endgames ever undertaken.
What are some great chess books to master the end game. Nikolai kopayev and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. There are several practical advantages of learning pawn endings, including. This book is written for beginnerintermediate level so it is very easy to understand, but has many lessons that can carry through to advanced levels. Grandmaster averbakh is now the worlds oldest grandmaster. Although averbakhs name appears on the title page, this is principally the work of maizelis. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Where can i buy in germany the classic comprehensive chess endings.
Essential knowledge as a first endgame book, this one is excellent. I sat in my room with a laptop and chess board determined to beat the postlunch drowsiness. The best chess books ever reading list chess forums. Its never too late to learn chess the new york times. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. The theme is so important that led me to record an online lecture exclusively on the best chess books ever written. The endgame is the last stage of chess, and arguably the most important. He has a new endgame book out that i havent read yet, but it certainly sounds like one to check out. Fundamental chess endings is both the ideal endgame reference work, and a book that can profitably and enjoyably be read from start to finish. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Other than that advice, i will say that it entirely depends on which level youre at. Averbakh chess endings bishop endings and knight endings.
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