Assuming no specialized endgame knowledge, John Nunn presents 100 key endgame concepts, and explains how they are used to win games or save difficult positions. He covers all the main types of endgames and typical thinking methods, and so equips readers with all the skills needed to excel in this vital phase of the game up to good club level and beyond.
232 S., kart., 2009
Inhaltverzeichnis
Symbols
Introduction
King and Pawn Endings
1 King and Pawn vs King (1)
2 King and Pwan vs King (2)
3 The Rook's Pawn
4 King and Two Pawns vs King
5 Shouldering Away
6 King Geometry
7 Extra Pawn
8 Outside Passed Pawn
9 Protected Passed Pawn
10 Active King
11 Breakthrough
12 Opposition
13 Distant Opposition
14 Triangulation
15 Reserve Tempi
16 Transformation to a Queen Ending (1)
17 Transformation to a Queen Ending (2)
18 Surprise Moves
Knight Endings
19 Knight vs Pawn
20 Knight vs More Pawns
21 Extra Piece
22 Extra Pawn
23 Positional Factors
24 Tactical Ideas
Same-Coloured Bishop Endings
25 Bishop vs pawns
26 Rook's pawn and Wrong Bishop
27 Bishop and Pawn vs Bishop (1)
28 Bishop and Pawn vs Bishop (2)
29 Extra Pawn
30 Bad Bishop
Opposite-Coloured Bishop Endings
31 Bishop and two Pawns vs Bishop
32 Blockade
33 Passed Pwans
Bishop vs Knight Endings
34 Bishop and Pawn vs Knight
35 Bishop and Pawn vs Bishop
36 The Dominant Bishop
37 Bishop or Knight?
38 Two Bishops vs Bishop and Knight
39 Two Bishops vs Two Knigths
Rook Endings
40 Rook vs Pawn (1)
41 Rook vs Pawn (2)
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64 Manoeuvring in Rook Endings
65 Defence in Rook Endings
66 Double Rook Endings
Rook vs Minor Piece Endings
67 Rook vs Bishop
68 Rook vs Knight
69 Rook + Pawn vs Bishop
70 Rook + Pawn vs Knight
71 Rook + Pawn vs Bishop + Pawn
72 Rook + Pawn vs Knight + Pawn
73 Rook vs Bishop: Pawns on One Wing
74 Rook vs Bishop: Pawns on Both Wings
75 Rook vs Knight: More Pawns
Queen Endings
76 Queen vs Pawn (1)
77 Queen vs Pawn (2)
78 Queen and Pawn vs Queen (1)
79 Queen and Pawn vs Queen (2)
80 King Safety
81 Passed Pawns
82 Avtice King
83 Escaping the Checks
84 Extra Pawn on One Side
Other Material Combinations
85 Mating with Bishop and Knight
86 Queen vs Rook (1)
87 Queen vs Rook (2)
88 Rook and Minor Piece vs Rook
89 Rook vs Two Minor Pieces
90 Queen vs rook and Minor Piece
91 Queen vs Two Rooks
92 Rook and Minor Piece Endings (1)
93 Rook and Minor Piece Endings (2)
94 Queen and Minor Piece Endings
95 Heavy-Piece Endings
Tactical Ideas
96 Mate
97 Stalemate
98 Pawn Promotion
99 Underpromotion
100 Imagination
Index of Players
Index of Composers and Analysts