Conceptual Rook Endgames by Aagaard, Jacob

Conceptual Rook Endgames (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781784831943)

Vendor: Jacob Aagaard
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Format: Paperback
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Conceptual Rook Endgames by Aagaard, Jacob

Conceptual Rook Endgames

$32.95
Conceptual Rook Endgames by Aagaard, Jacob

Conceptual Rook Endgames

$32.95
Format: Paperback
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Rook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland, published as a sister volume to this book as the peak example of this).
Conceptual Rook Endgames goes in a different direction. Focused on two dozen major concepts, the book explains the mechanisms of rook endgames in a novel way, by building foundations with simple examples, which can be seen in the most complicated examples as well. Rook endgames will remain rich and surprising, as they are for the greats, but armed with this book, your comprehension of them will skyrocket.

Author: Jacob Aagaard
ISBN-10: 1784831948
ISBN-13: 9781784831943
Publisher: Quality Chess
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2024
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
By Jacob Aagaard
By Jacob Aagaard
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Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard is the most talented chess writer of his generation. He won the British Championship in 2007, but is mostly known for his multi-award winning books and his work with students who have won club, state, national, continental and world championships, as well as Olympiad golds (board and overall), the World Cup and Candidates tournament.

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