Liquidation on the Chess Board: Mastering the Transition into the Pawn Endgame: Mastering the Transition into the Pawn Ending - Brossura

Benjamin, Joel

Brossura

ISBN 10: 9056918257 ISBN 13: 9789056918255

Casa editrice: New in Chess, 2019

Riassunto

Pawn endings do not arise out of nowhere. Before emerging they pre-existed' in positions that still contained any number of pieces. Liquidation, the purposeful transition into a pawn ending, is a vital technique that is seldom taught. Strange, because knowing how to liquidate can help you win games or save draws. Former US Chess Champion Joel Benjamin focuses on the practical aspects: what to aim for and how to get there. When to start trading pieces and how to recognize favourable and unfavourable liquidations. Enter a fascinating world of tempo play (triangulation, zugzwang and opposition), breakthroughs, king activity, passed pawn dynamics, sacrifices and counter-sacrifices. Exercises will test your growing skills. The 2015 first edition of this book won the CJA Chess Journalists of America Best Book Award. This New and Extended 3rd edition presents 50 new examples.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Joel Benjamin broke Bobby Fischer's record as the youngest ever US master, and this was followed by countless tournament successes. He won the US Championship three times and was the chess consultant for IBM's Deep Blue computer, which made history by beating World Champion Garry Kasparov. His bestselling Better Thinking, Better Chess (2018) is the first book to focus on optimizing your thought process.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: New in Chess
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9056918257
• ISBN 13: 9789056918255
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 335
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile