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Index
Title Page
Copyright
Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Part One Endgames for Beginners (Unrated-999)
Overkill Mates
The Staircase
King and Two Queens vs. Lone King
King, Queen, and Rook vs. Lone King
King and Two Rooks vs. Lone King
The Box
King and Queen vs. Lone King
King and Rook vs. Lone King
Stalemate Alert!
Summing Up
Tests and Solutions
Final Thoughts
Part Two Endgames for Class “E” (1000-1199)
What Can (or Cannot) Mate vs. Lone King
Minor Piece vs. Queen
Bishop vs. Queen
Knight vs. Queen
Understanding the King
Use Your King!
Opposition
Rook-Pawns
Summing Up
Tests and Solutions
Final Thoughts
Part Three Endgames for Class “D” (1200-1399)
Beyond Basic Opposition
King and Pawn Endgames
King and Pawn vs. Lone King (Stronger Side’s King is in Front of its Pawn)
Another Rook-Pawn, Another Draw
Non Rook-Pawn (One Square in Front, is it Enough?)
Non Rook-Pawn (Two Squares in Front Always Does the Trick!)
Fox in the Chicken Coup
The Deep Freeze (When One Pawn Kills Two)
Minor Piece vs. Lone Pawn
Bishop vs. Lone Pawn
Knight vs. Lone Pawn
Rook vs. Lone Pawn
Summing Up
Tests and Solutions
Final Thoughts
Part Four Endgames for Class “C” (1400-1599)
King and Pawn Endgames
King and Pawn vs. Lone King (A Quick Tussle for Opposition)
Sneaking into a Winning King and Pawn vs. King Position
King and Two Doubled Pawns vs. Lone King
Rook-Pawn (Stalemating the Stronger Side)
Entering the Square of the Pawn
Outside Passed Pawns
Minor Piece Endgames
Bishop and Wrong Colored Rook-Pawn vs. Lone King
Lone King vs. Knight and Rook-Pawn on the 6th or 7th
Bishops of Opposite Colors
Rook Endgames
The Lucena Position (The Sacred Key to All Rook Endings)
The Philidor Position (A Critical Defensive Stand!)
Passive Rook
Pure Philidor
Trap The Enemy King Away From the Action
Queen vs. King and Pawn
Queen vs. Pawn on 6th Rank
Queen vs. Pawn on the 7th Rank
Summing Up
Tests and Solutions
Final Thoughts
Part Five Endgames for Class “B” (1600-1799)
King and Pawn Endgames
King and Two Healthy Pawns vs. Lone King
Tactical Bombs
Triangulation
Outflanking
Rook Endings
Rook and Two Connected Pawns vs. Rook
All Hail the 7th Rank!
Minor Piece Endgames
Two Bishops vs. Lone King
Bishops of Opposite Colors (Two Pawns Down and Loving it!)
Summing Up
Tests and Solutions
Final Thoughts
Part Six Endgames for Class “A” (1800-1999)
King and Pawn Endgames
Strange Races
King and Pawn vs. King and Pawn
Rook Endings
“Lucena” with a Rook-Pawn
Rook in Front of its 7th Rank Pawn
Rook and Pawn (on 4th or 5th) vs. Rook
Minor Piece Endgames
Bishops of Opposite Colors (Bishop and Two Connected Passers vs. Lone Bishop and King)
Fortresses in Bishop-up Endgames
Queen Endgames (A Trick Win in Queen vs. Rook-Pawn and Queen vs. Bishop-Pawn on the 7th)
Summing Up
Tests and Solutions
Final Thoughts
Part Seven Endgames for Experts (2000-2199)
Rook Endgames
The Flowchart—Taking a Simple Position Into Deeper Water
Rook and Two Connected Passed Pawns vs. Rook and Pawn
When a Philidor Goes Bad
Pawns on One Side of the Board
Rook and Two vs. Rook and One
Rook and Three vs. Rook and Two
Rook and Four vs. Rook and Three
Bishop Endgames (Bishop and Pawn[s] vs. Lone Bishop of the Same Color
Queen Endgames
Blockade—Queen vs. Rook and Pawn
Blockade—Queen and Pawn vs. Rook and Two Pawns
Summing Up
Tests and Solutions
Final Thoughts
Part Eight Endgames for Masters (2200-2399)
Cat and Mouse
The Principle of Two Weaknesses
All King and Pawn Endgames are Confusing!
The Pleasures of a Knight
The King is a Fighting Piece!
Queen and Pawn Endgames (Passed Pawns Rule!)
Part Nine Endgames for Pure Pleasure
Entombed and Dominated Minor Pier
Tactics
The Five Greatest Endgame Players of All Time
Emanuel Lasker (The 2nd World Champion) The Art of Endgame Defense
Akiba Rubinstein (Uncrowned King) Master of Rook Endgames
José Raúl Capablanca (The 3rd World Champion) Crystal Clarity
Vasily Smyslov (The 7th World Champion) Simplicity
Robert Fischer (The 11th World Champion) Master of Bishop Endings
Beyond Master (Recommended Endgame Books)
Bibliography
Solutions
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Part Seven
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