Giddins: 101 endgame tips

Autor: Giddins, Steve
Verlag: gambit
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Sprache: German
Buchumschlag: book
Seiten: 112

Pearls of practical endgame knowledge

Popular chess author Steve Giddins presents 101 important ideas for the correct and successful handling of the endgame. Working through and understanding these concepts and methods will enable you to recognize analogous situations in your own tournament practice and then apply the methods described here in practice. .

Thanks to the numerous diagrams that guide the reader through the analyses and illustrate the key points, the book is ideal for studying without a board and pieces. All types of endgames are covered - simple but important technical positions as well as complex strategic combat situations. In the 101 tips you will find concise rules of thumb, but also tips on general thinking methods. The examples come from a wide variety of sources, and their selection is based on Steve Giddins' experience as a player, trainer and student.

Steve Giddins is an English FIDE Master, regular participant in international tournaments and author for the British Chess Magazine . This is his fourth book for Gambit Publishing. He is valued as an author who can give the reader useful and straightforward advice of real practical importance.

112 pages, paperback, 2008