Overview
By concentrating on the basic principles the average player is not only given a working knowledge of chess endgames but also a firm foundation on which to further develop his or her interest and technique in this fascinating stage of a chess game.
The author, Yury Averbakh, a Russian Grandmaster and chess endgames expert, takes the reader from the most elementary checkmates, through the exploitation of positional and material advantage, right up to the analysis of actual endings from master play.
