Chess Endgames, Volume 3

Chess Endgames, Volume 3 –

In this large format book
In this volume, we adopt the classification proposed in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Endgames. This one is an “exhaustive” study of chess endgames published by the Chess Informant, the editor of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Opening.

All categories are covered:

Rook AGAINST King alone,
Rook AGAINST Pawn(s),
Rook AGAINST Knight,
Rook AGAINST Bishop,
Rook alone AGAINST Rook alone,
Rook and 1 Pawn AGAINST Rook alone,
Rook and Pawns AGAINST Rook alone,
Rook and 2 Pawns AGAINST Rook and 1 Pawn,
Rook and Pawn(s) AGAINST Rook and Pawn(s),
Rook and Pawn(s) AGAINST Rook and Pawn(s),
Rook AGAINST 2 Minor Pieces,
Rook AGAINST 3 Minor Pieces,
Rook and 1 Minor Piece AGAINST Pawn(s),
Rook and 1 Minor Piece AGAINST 1 Minor Piece,
Rook and 1 Minor Piece AGAINST Rook,
and other Rook Endgames.
So, you will find 2000 chess problems going from Checkmate in 1 to Checkmate in 9 (66 in 1, 988 in 2, 502 in 3, 225 in 4, 87 in 5, 59 in 6, 60 in 7, 20 in 8 and 3 in 9). Finally, this is a large format book 8.5″ x 11″ (21,59 cm x 27,94 cm) for a greater comfort and readability.

This series “I’m progressing in Chess Endgames”
The series consists of 4 volumes:
Volume 1, Pawn Endgames, 500 Chess Puzzles from Mate in 1 to Mate in 8.
Volume 2, Minor Piece Endgames, 2000 Chess Puzzles from Mate in 1 to Mate in 8.
Volume 3, Rook Endgames, 2000 Chess Puzzles from Mate in 1 to Mate in 9
Volume 4, Queen Endgames, 2000 Chess Puzzles from Mate in 1 to Mate in 9.
Chess Endgames and Beginners, What benefit?
Studying endgames is the best way to ease into the calculation of variations and the visualization of positions. It is advisable for beginners to start with the endgame so as to train to fully calculate and visualize. As studying endgames is quite boring, the practice of these exercises allows an intuitive assimilation of the different patterns.