Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner To Master

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Designed to "speak" to a player in a very personal way, Silman's book teaches the student everything he or she needs to know at his or her current rating level, and builds on that knowledge for each subsequent phase of the player's development. Starting at the beginner's level, all basic mates are clearly and painstakingly explained. After that, the critical building blocks that form the endgame foundation for all tournament hopefuls and experienced tournament competitors are explored in detail. Finally, advanced endgame secrets based on concepts rather than memorization are presented in a way that makes them easy to master.

The basic keys to a well-rounded endgame education--Opposition, the Lucena and Philidor Positions, Cat and Mouse, Trebuchet, Fox in the Chicken Coup, Triangulation, Building a Box, Square of a Pawn, Outflanking, the Principle of Two Weaknesses--are vital. But equally important is creating a love of the endgame, which is addressed at the end of the book with a look at chess tactics, minor piece domination, and a discussion of the five greatest endgame players of all time--all things that every fan of chess at every level can enjoy.

If you have found the endgame to be a mystery, if you have found that your confidence plummets once you reach an endgame, if you have searched for an instructive endgame book that will turn your weakest link--your endgame--into your personal field of power, your search is over. Silman's Complete Endgame Course is the key to a world of essential ideas, startling beauty, and stunning creativity.

What Customers Say About Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner To Master:

A good writer has to understand my ignorance before I can understand his wisdom. The information is presented in a clear and concise manner. Some of these books are like one GM talking to another. Amazon service is a plus, too. William Blake, Bel Air, MD

Wonderful book. Silman creates a masterpiece by separating the studies by rating, making them easier to learn. The book is fun, has lots of explanations, easy to learn, not boring, and has a lot of knowledge.If somebody was to look for a endgame book, this book would be the best for anybody.

At 500 pages, this book is by far the thickest chess book I have ever own. Hat off to the author. The thought framework laid out by the author is both comprehensive and easy to follow at the same time.

Like many people at this skill level, I have not paid much attention to endgame previously. Not only are they assigned appropriately, the later chapters systematically build on the previous ones. Yet, once I turn the page, I wish it could be even thicker because the book is so well written and immensely helpful.I have been playing chess for just over a year and have a strength of roughly 1200.

Most amazingly, the lessons are organized from introductory to master-level in eight parts. The idea of calculating king+pawn combination to 20 moves ahead just seemed an impossible task for mere mortals. This book really opens my eyes, however, showing how to approach the endgame in a systematic way.

Instead of a haphazard collection of ideas, the whole book feels like one unified solution.

This is the best book yet by my favorite author Jeremy Silman. It is easy to understand and has endgames for all levels of players. This book has helped me to an online rating of 1500 and a chessmaster rating of 1700. it has helped me draw simulated grandmaters and defeat players as high as 2020 on chessmaster.

A little confusing with instructions like "whoever moves fails" and form a rectangle instead of simply move onto the same color.