The Chess Endgame Exercise Book

by John Nunn

Overview

Everyone knows they should work on their endgame play. So many hard-earned advantages are squandered in ‘simple’ endings... But it’s tough finding a way to study endings that doesn’t send you to sleep and that helps you actually remember and apply what you have learnt.

“While endgame theory books are helpful, active participation by the reader is a great aid to learning. I hope that this book of endgame exercises will encourage readers to put their brains in high gear, both to test themselves and to learn more about the endgame. I have spent several months selecting the 444 exercises in this book from what was initially a much larger collection.” – John Nunn

All major types of endgame are covered, together with a wide-ranging chapter on endgame tactics. Examples are drawn from recent practice or from little-known studies. The emphasis is on understanding and applying endgame principles and rules of thumb. You will learn by experience, but always backed up by Nunn’s expert guidance to ensure that the lessons you take away from the book are correct and useful.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781911465591
Publisher:	Gambit Publications, LTD
Publication date:	10/14/2020
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	670,782
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Dr John Nunn is one of the best-respected figures in world chess. He was among the world’s leading grandmasters for nearly twenty years and won four gold medals at chess Olympiads. In 2004, 2007 and 2010, Nunn was crowned World Chess Solving Champion, ahead of many former champions. In 2011, his two-volume work Nunn’s Chess Endings won the English Chess Federation Book of the Year Award, and was highly praised by Levon Aronian (who read both books cover to cover!) when making the award presentation.

Table of Contents

Symbols 4

Introduction 5

1 Pawn Endings 7

2 Knight Endings 35

3 Bishop Endings 45

4 Bishop vs Knight Endings 61

5 Rook Endings 71

6 Rook and Minor Piece Endings 101

7 Queen Endings 119

8 Endings with Queens and Other Pieces 137

9 Endgame Tactics 147

10 Test Papers 167

Score-Table 187

Index of Players and Composers 188

Editorial Reviews

I doubt there is a more amateur friendly author than John Nunn to explain endgames to amateur players” – Miguel Ararat, Florida Chess Magazine


“I really enjoyed and will continue to enjoy this book. The layout is excellent. The style is very supportive of easy learning and of course it has the GAMBIT stamp of approval” – Carl Portman, Carl Portman Blog


“A book that will keep even the strongest and most ambitious busy. The 444 exercises drawn from practical games and studies are challenging. This can be seen by the scoring chart Nunn provides for the tests at the end of the book. A score of 131 out of 167 (78 percent) is a Grandmaster performance!” – IM John Donaldson, USA Team Captain

“Each solution is extensive with clear comments, explanations and variations ... the author also advises the reader – if not solving an exercise – to carefully replay the solution. To this end, you might use a chessboard, but perhaps even better: the app (titled GAMBIT CHESS STUDIO 2) that Gambit offers for free on their site. The solutions can be viewed, and you don’t even have to get out of your easy chair to get the chessboard from the cupboard...” – IM Herman Grooten, schaaksite.nl

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