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Dvoretsky or Muller.
Recommendations?
Recommendations?
Originally posted by kmac27I agree. Silman's book is excellent. I also agree with Boris Spassky however when he said: "Studying endgames is like quitting smoking, it's a smart idea, but not very enjoyable" 😏
silmans endgame book. Very well written and better than pandolfinis endgame book, with regards to the boring factor.
Originally posted by patzer2007Jesus de la Villa: "100 Endgames You Must Know" ( New In Chess)
Dvoretsky or Muller.
Recommendations?
Originally posted by ivanhoepatzer is an 1800 here, I rather doubt he's a beginner. At my level I'm content with what I've gotten from Silman's book, but my goal for this winter vacation is to review in detail one game from Capablancas's best endgames by Chernov each day.
Jesus de la Villa: "100 Endgames You Must Know" ( New In Chess)
http://www.debestezet.nl/books/0588.htm
Excellent book, better and easier to study than Dvoretsky and Silman, because of the really cristal clear explanations.
Compare for instance the explanations of the checkmating with Bishop and Knight. Dvoretsky simply mentions the endgame and give ...[text shortened]... h as queen vs king and rook vs king. More advanced players can skip the first chapters.
Originally posted by patzer2007I haven't read the müller book, but as dvoretsky just kills me with boredom, I'd rather pick müller. and if his book is anything like his dvds, it'll be much easier to digest.
Dvoretsky or Muller.
Recommendations?