de la Villa: 100 Endgames You Must Know (paperback)

Autor: de la Villa, Jesus
Verlag: New in Chess
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Sprache: English
Buchumschlag: book
Seiten: 254

Vital Lessons for Every Chess Player

The goodnews about endgames is:

• there are relatively few endings you should know by heart
• Once you know these endings, that's it. Your knowledge never goes out of date!

The badnews is that, all the same, the endgame technique of most players is deficient. Modern time-controls make matters worse: there is simply not enough time to delve deep into the position.

Jesus de la Vila debunks the myth that endgame theory is complex and he teaches you to steer the game into a position you are familiar with.

This book contains only those endgames that:

• show up most frequently
• are easy to learn
• contain ideas that are useful in more difficult positions

Your performance will improve dramatically because this book brings you:

• simple rules
• detailed and lively explanations
• many diagrams
• clear summaries of the most important topics
• dozens of tests.

Jesus de la Villa (1958) is an International Grandmaster born in Spain. He is a successful author and a well-known chess coach. He has won the Spanish Championship twice.

Shortlisted for The Guardian Chess Book of the Year Award

Gary Walters Chess:
"If you really have no patience for endgames, at least read Jesus de la Villa's '100 Endgames You Must Know'."

Figurine Notation, 254 pages, 2015, paperback, English

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