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Bowen Full Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 147 Joined: 07/01/09	Re: Only Five Endgame Books for your Collection Reply #5 - 09/12/09 at 21:57:37	Post Tools	Print Post
	Antillian wrote on 09/12/09 at 13:49:37: Bowen wrote on 09/12/09 at 12:23:27: You can have only five endgame books in your collection: which ones do you choose? I believe you are referring to Eugene Znosko-Borovsky's "How to Play Chess Endings". I have it and like it very much. It is nice to see someone else liked it, since I never seem to hear it mentioned in anyone's list's of favorite endgame books. What are the contents like, what is the format? I have tried to find it but it seems to be out of print, does anyone know where it can be found?


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Stigma God Member Offline There is a crack in everything. Posts: 3277 Joined: 11/07/06 Gender:	Re: Only Five Endgame Books for your Collection Reply #4 - 09/12/09 at 14:35:28	Post Tools	Print Post
	Dvoretsy's Endgame Manual Müller and Pajeken: How to Play Chess Endgames Flear: Practical Endgame Play: Beyond the Basics Averbakh and Kopaev: Rook Endings* Roycroft (Ed.): The Complete Studies of Genrikh Kasparian* * If software is allowed, replace these two with the updated Comprehensive Chess Endings DVD and van der Heijden's Endgame Study Database, respectively. With only five I would not find room for any basic, easy theory books; advanced, practical material and as much content as possible is the rule. I like several instructive books by Soltis and McDonald for example, but they are simply too short for such a list. I might have included Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics, but haven't seen it.

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Antillian God Member Offline Brilliance without dazzle! Posts: 1757 Joined: 01/05/03 Gender:	Re: Only Five Endgame Books for your Collection Reply #3 - 09/12/09 at 13:49:37	Post Tools	Print Post
	Bowen wrote on 09/12/09 at 12:23:27: You can have only five endgame books in your collection: which ones do you choose? Nigel Davies is a strong supporter of Shereshevsky's Endgame Strategy and Zvonko-Borovsky's endgame treatise (sorry, I can't remember the name). I believe you are referring to Eugene Znosko-Borovsky's "How to Play Chess Endings". I have it and like it very much. It is nice to see someone else liked it, since I never seem to hear it mentioned in anyone's list's of favorite endgame books.

	"Breakthrough results come about by a series of good decisions, diligently executed and accumulated one on top of another." Jim Collins --- Good to Great
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Bowen Full Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 147 Joined: 07/01/09	Re: Only Five Endgame Books for your Collection Reply #2 - 09/12/09 at 13:22:41	Post Tools	Print Post
	I have never read Muller's books, though he is highly praised by many! Always thought I would get to Karpov's book when I have a large swath of time set aside to do it justice. It has always tempted me, but seems to require serious time and attention!


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Alias God Member Offline Posts: 1512 Location: East of the river Svartån Joined: 11/19/04	Re: Only Five Endgame Books for your Collection Reply #1 - 09/12/09 at 12:55:24	Post Tools	Print Post
	Shereshevsky: "Endgame Strategy" Müller & Lamprecht: "Fundamental Chess Endings" Müller & Pajeken: "How To Play Chess Endgames" Flear: "Practical Endgame Play - Beyond The Basics" Karolyi & Aplin: "Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov" I also very much like Jesus de la Villa's "100 Endgames You Must Know".

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Bowen Full Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 147 Joined: 07/01/09	Only Five Endgame Books for your Collection 09/12/09 at 12:23:27	Post Tools	Print Post
	You can have only five endgame books in your collection: which ones do you choose? Nigel Davies is a strong supporter of Shereshevsky's Endgame Strategy and Zvonko-Borovsky's endgame treatise (sorry, I can't remember the name). Some on this site praise Silman's book, others disparage it. Which five books would be your choice? I would choose: Shereshevsky's Endgame Strategy Averbach's Chess Endings - Essential Knowledge Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual Silman's Complete Endgame Course Beliavsky & Mikhalchiskin's Modern Endgame Practice Shereshevsky's introduces the essentials for winning endgames, without memorization but clear goals that suffice in any latter stage middlegame position; Averbach gets down to basics and is clear and concise; Dvoretsky is the best; Silman's is when I feel stupid and want a refresher that is not intimidating; Beliavsky's is fun, he shows where contemporary GM's blundered and how they could have played better in their games, makes me feel less stupid when I screw up. Also, it is a good book to have on the bedside table, to look at, before turning in for the night.


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