Chess Calculation Training Volume 2: Endgames - Romain Edouard

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Chess Calculation Training Volume 2: Endgames - Romain EdouardChess Calculation Training Volume 2: Endgames by Romain EdouardFrom the Preface:"This book focuses on endgames. There are a lot of things to learn “by heart”about them — but they are oft en diffi cult to apply at the board, unless youget exactly the same position as you studied. This is why I believe it is an interestingapproach to present an endgames book as a series of exercises,with instructive but practical positions.As in Volume 1, a lot of calculation will be required. The major diff erence betweenmiddlegame and endgame training is, of course, the limited materialon the board. This means the patterns you discover in training are muchmore likely to appear in your games — so you should try to imprint themsomewhere in your memory!With ordinary tactics, the purpose of exercises is almost solely to improveyour calculation skills. Solving the exercises of this book will help the readerimprove on his endgame knowledge and understanding as well. There isa lot to learn from studying each solution, even if you failed to fi nd it yourself;this is why answers here are even more detailed than in Volume One.Nevertheless, the solutions are always concrete.This book contains 10 chapters. The first, as in Volume 1, is a warm-up. Thenwe will work on endings from all possible angles: technical wins, tacticalwins, drawing moves, and so on. Another very important chapter is “Testyour refl exes!”. I believe reflexes are a key element in becoming a good endgameplayer. The more good refl exes you develop, the more other thingsbecome reflexes too!To prepare this book, I looked at a huge number of games and pre-selectedaround 800 positions. By analyzing them more deeply than I would normallydo just watching a game online, I discovered an incredible number of newideas. These I pass on to you!Throughout the book, the most challenging exercises are marked with a (*).The theoretical positions, which it is essential to memorise, are marked withPREFACEa (T). You will fi nd a help section at the end of the book, giving guidance(if needed) for any exercise marked with an asterisk.I hope this book will be an excellent complement to the pure knowledge youmay gain from other more general endgame books!"Download PDF sample of this book Show more