Endgame Strategy - Softcover

Shereshevsky, M. I.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0080297455 ISBN 13: 9780080297453

Publisher: Pergamon Press, 1985

Synopsis

Shereshevsky's masterful guide to endgame play is an essential work for every aspiring player. Using classic examples from grandmaster practice, together with modern illustrations and instructive games by lesser-known players, Shereshevsky lucidly explains the basic principles of the endgame: king centralization, the role of pawns, exchanging pieces, suppressing counterplay, two weaknesses, and much more.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Shereshevsky's masterful guide to endgame play is an essential work for every aspiring player. Using classic examples from grandmaster practice, together with modern illustrations and instructive games by lesser-known players, Shereshevsky lucidly explains the basic principles of the endgame: King centralization, the role of pawns, exchanging pieces, suppressing counterplay, two weaknesses...and much more. International Master Mikhail Shereshevsky is one of the strongest players from Byelorussia. He is a highly regarded trainer and author whose two-volume work (with Leonid Slutsky) Mastering the Endgame was also translated by Ken Neat.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Russian (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Pergamon Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0080297455
• ISBN 13: 9780080297453
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208