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Re: HOW TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES by  Müller & Pajeken
Reply #9 - 03/17/08 at 17:50:33
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Now reviewed by IM John Donaldson at

http://wwwjeremysilman.com/book_reviews_jd/How_to_Play_Chess_Endgames.html
  
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Re: HOW TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES by  Müller & Pajeken
Reply #8 - 02/15/08 at 06:02:40
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I have the book at the moment, and my conclusion is that it is excellent.

All the key strategical sections are divided properly and specifically, and there are hundreds of very useful examples, most of which I hadn't seen before. Also the explanations are very good, even with some Rules of Thumb at the end, so I highly recommend this book.

I don't own the book, but when I return it, I will probably buy a copy for myself!

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Reply #7 - 02/06/08 at 15:21:51
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Greetings,

I received this yesterday - having ordered it and a number of other books.

The TOC is several pages long due to each section/chapter comprising many subheadings.

I will post these this evening (at work at the moment), if anyone wishes, unless someone else beats me to it!

It's possible that this along with Howell's and Van Perlo's books would suffice for the majority of club players - adding Fundamental Chess Endgames and Secrets of Pawn Enidngs by the same author, along with (perhaps) Flear's Practical Endgame Play would be more than enough for the professionals.

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Reply #6 - 02/06/08 at 15:04:49
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Any views / reviews of this yet?
  
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Re: HOW TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES by  Müller & Pajeken
Reply #5 - 01/15/08 at 01:20:58
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According to the London Chess Centre this book is now out! This sounds so good from the blurb that I will just have to buy it. 

Interesting how many high-quality endgame books have come out in the past year or two: Karoloyi on Karpov, Van Perlo, Lars Bo Hansen, Müller and Pajeken...
Have all the publishers agreed that the existing material on strategic endings was sub-standard? 

The downside is that now probably many opponents will start playing like Kramnik or Andersson, so I really have to study this stuff myself to keep up!
  
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Re: HOW TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES by  Müller & Pajeken
Reply #4 - 12/22/07 at 23:51:31
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It looks great, doesn't it? Even the contents page(s) seem worth the price. If only Gambit had released p.281 with the 20 Golden Rules of the ending. 

Perhaps we should all try to anticipate the 20 Golden Rules. Several of them seem to be given away as section headings. ..... (Except, of course, modern chess no longer has rules Wink )


  
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Re: HOW TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES by  Müller
Reply #3 - 12/13/07 at 11:14:26
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Following the link in a previous post, you can download a sample page.
The contents is similar to the Shereshevsky book. 
Shereshevsky's book was indeed a landmark book on endgame play,
and I think the main theme's adressed should be part on any endgame book on this subject. So I am not terribly bothered by the similarity in theme's.
However from the sample page I would judge that Mullers book will be more instructive and accessible. And I think a book that explains and clarifies more details than Shereshevsky's should be a good addition to our collective endgame knowledge.
  
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Re: HOW TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES by  Müller & Pajeke
Reply #2 - 12/12/07 at 15:52:38
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Now that we know a bit more about the book, it seems that I was right:

bulgroz wrote on 09/14/07 at 08:46:42:
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I am sure Glenn Flear's book is very good - he's a good player, a real pro, and a fine writer. But I confidently predict that How to Play Chess Endgames will just blow you away


Hmm, I would have thought that "How To Play The Chess Endgames" would be very similar to the famous book of Cherechevsky "Chess Endgame Strategy". It seems particularly true when you look at the topics covered by the two books.
What do you think about that ?

Topics covered by Cherechevski (my translation from french...)

1.Basic principles
2.King centralization
3.Pawns in endings : what for ?
4.Exchange problems
5.Don't hurry
6.Schematic thinking
7.Two weaknesses principle
8.Fight for initiative
9.How to deal with opponent counterplay ?
10.Positions with isolated "d" pawn
11.Bishop pair
12.3 vs 2 majority on the Queenside 
13.Complex Endings

Topics covered by "How To Play The Chess Endgames (cut and paste from Gambit)

* Basic Principles and Methods 
* Activity 
* Schematic Thinking 
* The Fight for the Initiative 
* Prophylaxis and Preventing Counterplay 
* The Bishop-Pair in the Endgame 
* Domination * The Art of Defence 
* Typical Mistakes 
* Rules of Thumb 

There are 5 (on 9) topics which are the exactly the same !!

  
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Reply #1 - 12/11/07 at 05:03:25
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"Forthcoming. January 2008." Do you want it for Christmas 2008? 

PS. I've been looking forward to this book for a while. Müller is the man on endings!
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HOW TO PLAY CHESS ENDGAMES by  Müller & Pajeken
12/10/07 at 21:31:49
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Check out the pdf sample on this upcoming new endgame book by Karsten Müller & Wolfgang Pajeken

http://www.gambitbooks.com/books/PCE.html

It is a 352 page tome apparently in the same genre as Shereshevsky's Endgame Strategy  and Hanen's Secrets of Chess Endgame Strategy.

Anyone feel like getting me anything for Christmas, get this one  for me  Smiley
  
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