Chess Endings Made Simple (Endgame)

A Gambit Classic Reissue: How to Approach the Endgame with Confidence

"Great news - the most useful chess book of the year (at least for most players below 2300) has just arrived" - Chesscountry

Most chess-players are all too painfully aware of how many half-points and even full points we squander due to poor endgame play. However, we tend to imagine that improving our endgame play involves a massive amount of study of dry technical positions, and prefer to spend our time on other aspects of the game, perhaps in the unrealistic hope of avoiding endgames entirely.

In this book, Ian Snape helps us to tackle endgames with more confidence, so that we look forward to playing them, and are more willing to simplify when this is the best course of action.

• Ideal for players who wish to improve their endgame play and are willing to put in some work
• Based on learning patterns, concepts and plans rather than memorizing or calculating
• Focussed on those areas where the scope for improvement is likely to be greatest

The first half of the book discusses the areas of endgame theory that are most relevant to practical success. The second half features 100 exercises for the reader to solve, together with full solutions. All the exercises are taken from real games.

Ian Snape enjoyed considerable success in junior chess before concentrating on a career in banking, but has returned to the game in the last decade. In correspondence chess he has qualified as an ICCF International Master and registered a grandmaster norm. Over the board, he has played in the British Championship on three occasions and competes regularly in league chess and other events.

"There is some good, commonsense advice about how to approach various endgame set-ups, both as attacker and defender" - John Saunders, British Chess Magazine

"I was pleasantly surprised at how often, after only a few seconds thought, I was able to find the winning/drawing line simply by applying my newly acquired knowledge. ... in terms of value for money I reckon that this [book] takes some beating." - Alan Sutton, En Passant

"I believe this book is suitable for players of all standards as it can be used either to learn the basics or to reinforce knowledge a reader already has (or a bit of both). ... a pleasure to read and I strongly recommend purchasing it." - Ted McHugh, ChessCafe

"an astonishing wealth of useful material of practical importance to amateur players" - Dr. W. Schweizer, Rochade

"An interesting book. Chess Endings Made Simple is recommended not only for newcomers to the world of chess endings; average players will also benefit from it." - Schachmarkt