Basic Chess Endings [antikvár]

PREFACE The unprecedented success of MODERN CHESS OPENINGS led me to believe that a similar work on the endings would be welcomed by the chess world. Despite the great and increasing importance of this part of the game there is still relatively little literature on it. In this book I have tried to present a handy guide for the practical player. Throughout I have concentrated upon those aspects of the ending which occur most often in over-the-board play. Virtually no problems have been included; those which are cited might quite conceivably have come up in a tournament or match game. I wish to express my grateful thanks to Mr. Irving Chernev for kindly allowing me to use his excellent library. I must also beg my wife's pardon for heartlessly thrusting the typing of the manuscript upon her.