{"product_id":"endgames-made-easy-fm-bill-jordan-9781718135284","title":"Endgames Made Easy","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhy this book?\u003c\/b\u003eIn recent decades a high proportion of endgame books are quite advanced. Many of these are great books. However many of these books presume good basic endgame knowledge, say that what you would expect of a played rated 2000 ELO or candidate master strength.\u003cp\u003eIt is my observation after many years of playing and coaching that average club players typically have major gaps in their basic endgame knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is designed to help fill the gap. For the sake of completeness, some very basic knowledge is included, so that the book will be useful for novices as well as club players.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo play endgames strongly you do not need to know thousands of positions. A good understanding of basic principles, knowledge of some key positions and the ability to calculate well will go a long way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy learn endings?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome players make an interesting point, why study the ending if I don't get many? Well, there is lots of reasons. The number of endings will increase as general playing strength increases. This is because players increase their ability to survive middlegames. The number of endgames will also increase if playing more evenly matched opponents. If neither player makes tactical mistakes, then an endgame is very likely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven if you don't have an ending, endgame study may create ideas useful for the middlegame, especially positional ideas. Because you have so few pieces, placement of the pieces becomes all that more important.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore importantly, you will know what endings to \u003cb\u003eaim\u003c\/b\u003e for. In many games between good players, one or both players has had option to exchange into ending at some point. If your ending understanding is weak, how will you know when to exchange and when not to?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying for an ending, is sometimes the best way to exploit a positional advantage in pawn structure. With fewer pieces on, active piece play is less likely to compensate for weak squares and weak pawns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe idea that endings are boring is a British Junior myth. Some of the greatest brilliancies are in endings. You only need to look at Chernev's Practical Chess Endings to confirm this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEndings should be learned backwards, knowledge will be built from earlier knowledge. Capablanca said endings should be learned first, then middlegames with respect to the endings, then the openings with respect to middlegame and endgame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEndings are the ultimate test, as they are the most removed from the initial position. Positions in this phase are more the result of what you created, than earlier phases, and are the most removed from the start position and memorised opening moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudy in the ending tends to be more rewarding than studying other phases of the game. In 20 hours you could cover an awful lot on \u003cb\u003emany\u003c\/b\u003e endings, but in the same time you would be lucky to absorb one opening variation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrength in the endgame, gives you great chance to come back from earlier reverses and good endgame players are good endgame swindlers. To get stronger as the game goes on, is a good feeling. To be a strong player you \u003cb\u003emust\u003c\/b\u003e be good at endgames.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat this book includes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book draws from many examples that the author has used in years of chess coaching.Topics include\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasic concepts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLone king endgames\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePawn endings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePawnless endings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiece versus pawns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRook endings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor piece endings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQueen endings and other endings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThere are summaries of key points of each section.\u003cp\u003eThis book has many large diagrams. See my authors page for information about my background and other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fm Bill Jordan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1718135289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781718135284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Fm Bill Jordan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45980865921279,"sku":"9781718135284","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_662ea9f6-5157-41e5-838d-f69ec715c9c7.jpg?v=1722416983","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/endgames-made-easy-fm-bill-jordan-9781718135284","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}