how to play chess endgames book

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In this CC>n'¥)811ion volume to Fundamental Chess Endings, MUler and Pajeken focus
on the practical side of peaying endgames. They CDVef an aspects of strategic:
endgarnes. with particular emphasis on thinking methods, a"ld ways to aeate
dfficulties for oppa,er1ts over the board.
Using hundreds of outstanding examples from modern practice, the authors explain
not only how to conduct 'classical' endgame tasks. such as exploiting an extra pawn
or more active pieces, but also how to handle the extremely unbalanced enangs that
often arise fr001 the dynamic openings favoured nowadays. All varieties of endgames
are covered, and there are more than 250 exerases for the reader, together with fub
solutions.
Majortopicsindude:
• Basic Prroptes and Methods
·AclMly
•SchernaticThinking
• The Fight for the Initiative
• Prophylaxis and Preventing Cou,terplay
• The Bishop-Pair in the Endgame
•Dominatioo
• The M of Defence
•Typical
Mistakes
• RUBS of Ttumb
Grandmaster Karsten MOiier is a world-renowned expert on all aspects of er,dgame
play. He is co-authcr (with Frank Lamprecht) of the acdaimed Secrets of Pawn
Encings and Fundameda/ Oiess Endings. He finished third in the German
Championship in 1996. and was rumer-lf) in 1997.
Wolfgang Pajeken is a FIDE Master from Hamburg who plays frequently in the
Gennan Bl.fldesftga, and other team and indMdual ~hips. He is also a chess
trainer, orgarizer and arbter.
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