Starting Out: Pawn Endgames

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Vydanie 2004
Počet strán 192
Formát A5
Jazyk anglický

Master the pawn endings that form the foundation of all endgame play.Pawn endgames are the foundation of all endgame skill: understand them and the rest of your endgame play improves dramatically. In this book from Everyman's Starting Out series, grandmaster Glenn Flear introduces the key concepts – the opposition, key squares, the rule of the square, the outside passed pawn, breakthroughs and zugzwang – and shows how to calculate these deceptively simple positions accurately. The material is presented with the diagrams, tips, warnings and notes that make the series so approachable. Glenn Flear is an English grandmaster and a recognized endgame specialist and author.