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9781857442557

Secrets of Pawn Endings

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    9781857442557

  • ISBN10:

    1857442555

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2000-03-01
  • Publisher: Everyman Chess
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Summary

This book provides a thorough grounding to pawn endings, for players of all levels. The authors have included many interesting endgame studies, and test positions for you to solve and test your understanding.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6(3)
John Nunn
Preface 9(1)
Introduction 10(1)
Crash course 11(1)
The Nunn Convention 12(1)
Other Signs and Symbols 13(2)
King and Pawn(s) vs King
15(13)
Exercises
23(3)
Solutions
26(2)
King and Pawn vs King and Pawn
28(10)
Pawns on the Same File
28(4)
Pawns on Adjacent Files
32(6)
Exercises
34(2)
Solutions
36(2)
Race of the Passed Pawns
38(11)
Both Sides Queen a Pawn
38(2)
Queen against Pawn(s)
40(3)
Transition into a Pawn Ending
43(6)
Exercises
44(2)
Solutions
46(3)
Small Number of Pawns
49(16)
Blocked Pair of Pawns and a Passed Pawn
49(2)
Protected Passed Pawn
51(1)
Backward Pawn
52(2)
Others
54(2)
Doubled Pawns
56(9)
Exercises
58(3)
Solutions
61(4)
Unique Features of the Rook's Pawn
65(14)
Blocked Pair of Pawns and a Passed Pawn
65(6)
Bahr's Rule
66(3)
Bishop's Pawn and Rook's Pawn vs Rook's Pawn
69(2)
Protected Passed Pawn
71(1)
Others
71(3)
Doubled Pawns
74(5)
Exercises
75(2)
Solutions
77(2)
Fortresses, Stalemates and Underpromotion
79(15)
Simple Fortresses
79(2)
Direct Applications
81(1)
Stalemates
82(3)
Blockade
85(1)
Underpromotion
85(9)
Exercises
88(3)
Solutions
91(3)
Pawns on One Wing
94(20)
Fixed Pawn-Structure
94(2)
Flexible Pawn-Structure
96(3)
Passive Defence
99(3)
Active Defence/Counter-attack
102(2)
Extra Pawn
104(10)
Exercises
107(3)
Solutions
110(4)
Passed Pawns
114(20)
Preliminary Considerations
114(2)
Battle between Different Passed Pawns
116(7)
Several Passed Pawns on Both Sides
116(2)
Protected Passed Pawn vs Two Passed Pawns
118(2)
Protected Passed Pawn vs One Passed Pawn
120(2)
Outside Passed Pawn
122(1)
Passed Pawn vs Candidate
123(11)
Exercises
127(3)
Solutions
130(4)
Breakthrough
134(11)
Far-Advanced Pawns
134(2)
Breakthrough of the Majority
136(2)
Creation of Two Passed Pawns
138(1)
Breakthrough Possibilities for the Defence
138(7)
Exercises
140(2)
Solutions
142(3)
Pawns on Both Wings
145(20)
Extra Pawn
145(4)
Majority vs Central Passed Pawn
149(1)
Spread Majorities
150(5)
Even Distribution of Pawns
155(10)
Exercises
158(2)
Solutions
160(5)
Fight for Tempi and Manoeuvres
165(23)
Typical Manoeuvres with an Even Distribution of Pawns
165(4)
``Don't Touch Me!''
169(2)
King-March and Fight for Tempi
171(17)
Exercises
177(3)
Solutions
180(8)
Corresponding Squares
188(16)
Corresponding Squares in Former Examples
188(3)
Bishop's Pawn and Rook's Pawn vs Rook's Pawn
191(2)
Complicated Cases
193(11)
Exercises
196(2)
Solutions
198(6)
Thinking Methods to Find the Right Move
204(9)
The Method of Exclusion
204(1)
The Opponent's Possibilities
205(2)
Fighting Methods
207(4)
Balance of Risks
211(1)
Rules of Thumb
212(1)
Complicated Cases
213(23)
Out of Life
213(4)
At the Highest Level
217(7)
C.D. Analyses
224(12)
Exercises
230(1)
Solutions
231(5)
Simplifications
236(20)
Correctly Assessing Various Endgames
236(5)
Good Technique
241(1)
Combination
242(14)
Exercises
244(4)
Solutions
248(8)
Exercises
256(25)
Essay Exercises
256(2)
Difficult Exercises
258(3)
Judge the Position
261(20)
Solutions
263(18)
Sources 281(1)
Index 282

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