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This instructive book for competitive players, based on Edmar
Mednis' classic Practical Endgame Lessons, provides the reader with
a wealth of useful instruction in endgame play, reinforced by a a
series of tests presented as simulations of tournament play.
Explains the fundamental principles of endgame play . Deals with
all standard types of endgame: pawn endings, bishop endings, rook
endings, etc . Contains more that twenty test endings to help
develop your skills . Uses many examples by the world's leading
endgame exponents: Smyslov, Karpov, Korchnoi, etc. Grandmaster
Edmar Mednis is one of the world's leading endgame exerts.He is a
regular contributor to Chess Life magazine and is author of How to
be a complete Tournament Player, From Opening to the Endgame and
From the Middlegame into the Endgame. International Master Colin
Crouch is one of England's most highly regarded analysts and
writers.
Compiled by three grandmasters and two international masters this
scholarly treatise explains in depth the thinking behind a defence
that has been a favourite of champions such as Capablanca,
Botvinnik, Petrosian and Karpov. Even Kasparov has been known to
use the Caro Kann on occasion, for example in one case to defeat
Mikhail Tal.
Newly revised, enlarged edition of first book on great Russian chess master focuses on the tactics, strategy and even psychological approaches employed by Karpov in winning against Bronstein, Smyslov, Browne, Gligoric, Spassky, Korchnoi and other greats. 100 games analyzed simply and clearly, showing exactly how Karpov won. Indispensable for players seeking to improve their own games. Over 300 chess diagrams.
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