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Title: Secrets of Pawn Endings by Karsten Muller, Frank Lamprecht ISBN: 1-85744-255-5 Publisher: Everyman Chess Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Secrets of Good Books
Comment: Ok, endgame books are mostly raw facts and calculation. Accuracy is more important than writing ability. If you purchased this book, there is no doubt what you expected to take from it.
When I found the first typo on the first page of chapter one I thought I made a bad purchase. I don't care about excuses...poor editing, hard to translate from German, or anything else.
As I continued to read I found the book to be better than I had expected. Once I got used to the codes and symbols, the book was very enjoyable. The exercises were outstanding. They hammered home the critical ideas without wasting your time on exercises that would never occur in an actual game. And yes the book was very accurate. I learned a few new ways to quickly evaluate complex positions. The order of the exercises was perfect. Each exercise built on the previous exercises as they flowed smoothly through the book. You can not spend too much time with a book like this.
After living and playing in Germany for the past two years I am amazed at the strength of German players and their passion for the game. They are absolutely crazy about chess. I find chess everywhere I go in this country. These two authors are a direct reflection of chess in Germany today. I will look for more of their books. , SFC Enochs, US Army
Rating: 5
Summary: Corr. Squares...
Comment: Pretty readable. Bathroom book. Slow enough to glance at a chapter a week- in the tub. The book should help any C,B,A players get much stronger quicker...wish there were more detailed endings with their correpsonding opening structures though- ie. sicilian, french etc.
Rating: 5
Summary: Your Second Endgame Book
Comment: Unfortunately, explanations of pawn endings tend to be more mystifying than helpful to players of average talent (like me). Even single pawn endgames can seem so puzzling. However, with a little work even average players can understand this book. I suspect it would be helpful to unusually talented and experienced players as well.
I feel that for most player's purposes this book is a little better than Averbach's book, but it's most fun to have them both and compare their explanations. Averbach's book spends far more time on the theory of corresponding squares, while this book is more practical. In short, don't despair if you can't find Averbach's book; this one is very good.
If you've read a basic introduction to the endgame, and want to go deeper, this is the next step. All other endgames constantly threaten to reduce to pawn endgames, so these are fundamental concepts. As it says on the back cover, "Without an understanding of [pawn endings] it is impossible to master more complicated endings." That is absolutely true.
Many players will feel that pawn endgames are boring, but in reality they can be very beautiful. If you learn to enjoy them, then your enjoyment of the entire game of chess will increase.
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Title: Fundamental Chess Endings by Karsten Muller, Frank Lamprecht ISBN: 1901983536 Publisher: Gambit Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Secrets of Rook Endings by John Nunn ISBN: 1901983188 Publisher: Gambit Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Survival Guide to Rook Endings by John Emms ISBN: 1857442350 Publisher: Everyman Chess Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Understanding Pawn Play in Chess by Drazen Marovic ISBN: 1901983315 Publisher: Gambit Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Pawn Structure Chess by Andrew Soltis ISBN: 0812925297 Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games Pub. Date: 14 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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