Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual

by Dvoretsky, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781888690286
• ISBN10: 1888690283
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-15
• Publisher: Russell Enterprises Inc

Summary

A modern classic. The first edition of Dvoretsky 's Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. This second edition is revised and enlarged - now over 400 pages - covering al

Table of Contents

Foreword	6	(1)
Preface	7	(1)
From the Author (First Edition)	8	(4)
From the Author (Second Edition)	12	(1)
Other Signs, Symbols, and Abbreviations	13	(1)
Pawn Endgames	14	(54)
Key Squares	14	(1)
Corresponding Squares	15	(10)
Opposition	15	(4)
Mined Squares	19	(2)
Triangulation	21	(2)
Other Cases of Correspondence	23	(2)
King vs. Passed Pawns	25	(5)
The Rule of the Square	25	(1)
Reti's Idea	26	(2)
The Floating Square	28	(1)
Three Connected Pawns	29	(1)
Queen vs. Pawns	30	(3)
Knight or Center Pawn	30	(1)
Rook or Bishop's Pawn	31	(2)
Pawn Races	33	(2)
The Active King	35	(3)
Zugzwang	35	(1)
Widening the Beachhead	36	(2)
The King Routes	38	(3)
Zigzag	38	(1)
The Pendulum	39	(1)
Shouldering	39	(2)
Breakthrough	41	(4)
The Outside Passed Pawn	45	(1)
Two Rook's Pawns with an Extra Pawn on the Opposite Wing	46	(5)
The Protected Passed Pawn	51	(3)
Two Pawns to One	51	(1)
Multi-Pawn Endgames	51	(3)
Undermining	54	(1)
Two Connected Passed Pawns	55	(1)
Stalemate	56	(2)
The Stalemate Refuge	56	(1)
``Semi-Stalemate''	57	(1)
Reserve Tempi	58	(10)
Exploiting Reserve Tempi	58	(2)
Steinitz's Rule	60	(1)
The g- and h-Pawns vs. the h-Pawn	61	(2)
The f- and h-Pawns vs. the h-Pawn	63	(3)
Both Sides have Reserve Tempi	66	(2)
Knight vs. Pawns	68	(7)
King in the Corner	68	(1)
Mate	68	(1)
Drawn Positions	68	(1)
Knight vs. Rook Pawn	69	(2)
The Knight Defends the Pawn	71	(4)
Knight Endgames	75	(7)
The Deflecting Knight Sacrifice	75	(1)
Botvinnik's Formula	76	(4)
Pawns on the Same Side	80	(2)
Bishop vs. Pawns	82	(9)
The Elementary Fortresses	82	(5)
Bishop and Rook Pawn	82	(3)
Pawns at h6 and h7	85	(1)
Pawns at g6 and g7	86	(1)
Bishop at h7 and Pawn at g6	86	(1)
Bishop vs. Disconnected Pawns	87	(2)
Bishop vs. Connected Pawns	89	(2)
Opposite-Colored Bishops	91	(14)
The Most Important Rules	91	(1)
Bishop and Two Connected Pawns vs. Bishop	92	(3)
Separated Passed Pawns	95	(4)
The King Blockades the Passed Pawn	99	(3)
The Bishop Restrains the Passed Pawn	102	(3)
Bishops of the Same Color	105	(13)
Minimal Material	105	(4)
Bishop and Pawn vs. Bishop	105	(1)
Transposition to Positions with One Pawn	106	(1)
Interference	107	(2)
The Bad Bishop	109	(6)
Fixing Pawns	109	(1)
Zugzwang	110	(1)
``Renegade'' Pawns	111	(4)
Barrier	115	(3)
Bishop vs. Knight	118	(17)
Bishop and Pawn vs. Knight	118	(2)
Knight and Pawn vs. Bishop	120	(2)
The Bishop is Superior to the Knight	122	(6)
Cutting the Knight Off	122	(1)
Fixing the Pawns	123	(1)
The Passed Pawn	124	(2)
An Open Position, A More Active King	126	(2)
Defensive Methods with a Knight against a Bishop	128	(2)
The Knight is Superior to the Bishop	130	(5)
Domination and Knight Forks	130	(1)
Fixing the Pawns	131	(1)
Closed Position, Bad Bishop	131	(4)
Rook vs. Pawns	135	(8)
Rook vs. Pawn	135	(4)
``Moving Downstairs''	135	(1)
Cutting the King Off	135	(1)
Pawn Promotion to a Knight	135	(1)
Stalemate	136	(1)
An Intermediate Check for a Gain of Tempo	136	(1)
Shouldering	136	(1)
Outflanking	137	(2)
Rook vs. Connected Pawns	139	(3)
Rook vs. Separated Pawns	142	(1)
Rook Endgames	143	(82)
Rook and Pawn vs. Rook	143	(10)
The Pawn on the 7th Rank	143	(1)
The Pawn on the 6th Rank	144	(3)
The Pawn on the 5th Rank	147	(2)
The Umbrella	149	(1)
The Pawn Hasn't Crossed the Mid-line	150	(3)
A Rook and a Rook Pawn vs. a Rook	153	(5)
The King is in Front of his Own Pawn	153	(1)
The Rook is in Front of the Pawn and the Pawn is on the 7th Rank	154	(1)
The Rook is in Front of the Pawn and the Pawn is on the 6th Rank	155	(2)
a- and h-Pawns	157	(1)
A Rook and Two Pawns vs. a Rook	158	(7)
Doubled Pawns	158	(1)
Connected Pawns	158	(3)
f- and h-Pawns	161	(2)
Other Pairs of Disconnected Pawns	163	(2)
A Far Advanced Passed Pawn	165	(4)
Transition to a Rook vs. Pawns Endgame	165	(2)
Lasker's Idea	167	(2)
A Rook and Two Pawns vs. a Rook and Pawn	169	(10)
All Pawns are on the Same Wing	169	(3)
Pawns on Opposite Wings	172	(3)
Disconnected Pawns, One of them is Passed	175	(4)
Four Pawns vs. Three on the Same Wing	179	(5)
Balance on One Wing and an Extra Pawn on Another	184	(31)
The Rook Behind its Own Pawn	184	(3)
The Rook in Front of the Pawn, with the Pawn on the 7th Rank	187	(6)
The Rook in Front of the Pawn, with the Pawn on the 6th Rank	193	(13)
A Knight Pawn	206	(4)
The Rook at the Side of the Pawn	210	(5)
Common Observations about Endgames with Many Pawns	215	(10)
The Rook's Activity	215	(3)
The King's Activity	218	(1)
King on the Edge	219	(1)
Cutting the King Off	220	(1)
Akiba Rubinstein's Masterpiece	221	(4)
Rook vs. Knight	225	(10)
The Knight Alone	225	(1)
Rook and Pawn vs. Knight and Pawn	226	(4)
Multi-Pawn Endgames	230	(5)
Pawns on One Side of the Board	230	(2)
Pawns on Both Sides	232	(1)
When the Knight is Stronger than the Rook	233	(2)
Rook vs. Bishop	235	(15)
The Lone Bishop	235	(4)
A Dangerous Corner	235	(1)
A Safe Corner	235	(2)
A Bishop Pawn	237	(2)
Rook and Pawn vs. Bishop and Pawn	239	(5)
The Pawns are on the Same File or on Adjacent Files	239	(3)
Rook Pawns	242	(2)
Two Pawns vs. Two on the Same Wing	244	(4)
Three Pawns vs. Three on the Same Wing	248	(2)
Queen Endgames	250	(14)
Queen and Pawn vs. Queen	250	(3)
Winning Tactical Tricks	253	(2)
Defensive Tactics	255	(2)
Pawns on the Same Wing	257	(2)
A Passed Pawn	259	(3)
An Active Queen	262	(2)
Queen vs. Rook	264	(15)
A Solitary Rook	264	(2)
Queen vs. Rook and Pawn	266	(6)
The Rook Behind the Pawn	266	(1)
The Pawn on the 7th Rank	267	(1)
The Pawn on the 6th Rank	268	(2)
A Knight Pawn on the 5th or 6th Rank	270	(2)
Queen and Pawn vs. Rook and Pawn	272	(2)
Passed Pawns	272	(1)
Pawns on Adjacent Files	273	(1)
A Fortress with Multiple Pawns	274	(5)
Other Material Relations	279	(16)
Two Extra Pieces	279	(1)
Checkmating with Bishop and Knight	279	(1)
Checkmating with Two Knights	280	(1)
Rook and Knight vs. Rook	280	(1)
Rook and Bishop vs. Rook	281	(4)
Without Pawns	281	(2)
With Pawns	283	(2)
An Extra Bishop or Knight with Queens or Minor Pieces	285	(1)
Rook vs. Two Minor Pieces	286	(3)
Queen vs. Various Pieces	289	(3)
Queen vs. Two Rooks	292	(3)
General Endgame Ideas	295	(31)
King's Activity	295	(6)
Pawn Power	301	(5)
Zugzwang	306	(4)
Fortresses	310	(7)
A Fortified Camp	310	(1)
A Pawn Barrier	310	(2)
An Imprisoned King	312	(2)
An Imprisoned Piece	314	(1)
Binding	315	(2)
Stalemate	317	(4)
Checkmate	321	(2)
Domination	323	(3)
Solutions	326	(55)
Bibliography	381	(3)
Indexes	384	(15)
Index of Players	384	(11)
Index of Composers and Analysts	395	(4)
Index of Strategic and Tactical Techniques	399