The Survival Guide to Rook Endings
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (528 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1904600948 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Previous books on the subject have been extremely technical and theoretical, and therefore of little use to the practical player. From the Back Cover For all chess-players - from beginners to grandmasters, and whatever their style of play - one thing is certain: rook endings will arise in a great many of their games. Rook endings are reached in roughly one in five of all chess games. John Emms provides the essential specific knowledge, and explains the key concepts, that will enable readers to find the right plan in most common types of rook ending. This volume provides everything
For all chess-players - from beginners to grandmasters, and whatever their style of play - one thing is certain: rook endings will arise in a great many of their games. The author is a battle-hardened professional player, himself the veteran of hundreds of rook endings. This one is different. John Emms provides the essential specific knowledge, and explains the key concepts, that will enable readers to find the right plan in most common types of rook ending. Rook endings are reached in roughly one in five of all chess games. Yet it is precisely in this area of the game that many players give away hard-earned points, either through lack of knowledge or inadequate understanding. Previous books on the subject have been extremely technical and theoretical, and therefore of little use to the practical player. (5 3/4 x 8 1/4, 160 pages, illustrations). This volume provides everything you need to know to play rook endings successfully
. John Emms is one of England's strongest grandmasters, and an experienced trainer. He is also a skilful and versatile writer: he has several opening monographs and general guides to his credit, and authored the hugely popular work, The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book
Book Title = Book Contents A Customer Basic rook endings, rook and pawn endings (pawns on one side of the board), rook and pawn endings (pawns on both sides of the board), and double rook endings: a very focused 160 pages! Material ranges from the classic Lucena/Philidor positions, to much more complex practical rook endings. I think The Survival Guide can be profitably used both by novices for a concise introduction to rook endings and stronger players (including masters) as a comprehensive review and. Excellent first source for rook ending theory Rook endings provide the most value of any area of study in chess endings - they're the most frequent, and there are many positions where the result of the game depends on concrete knowledge that you've either learned ahead of time or not. I've read both this book (the Everyman Chess edition) and the rook endings section of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, and have to say that although labeled a "survival guide", the Emms book covers the basic 1, 2, and 3 pawn rook endi. Very good. Funny thing happened while playing internet chess the other night. After an evenly balanced struggle I entered a simple rook and pawn ending. I was a pawn up, but because I had read Survival Guide to Rook Endings by John Emms I knew straight away that the position was dead drawn. But after a confused series of (totally uneccessary) checks from my opponent, which actually drove my king to a much better location, a drawn position became a won one. Now the point is th