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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Grandmaster John Nunn is a well known endgame expert. In 200 pages he explains what he considers essential knowledge to understand complex endgames. The explanations are quite good. There is a lot of text explanations,
and in general there are no forests of variations.
This knowledge falls in two categories.
One: Technical position with very few pieces on the board, that partly should be memorized.
Two: Basic endgame strategies.
Sure it is not the only good one volume endgame manual, but Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual is more advanced,
and Mueller's Fundamental Chess Endgames is of a more encyclopaedic nature.
Recommended for club players who are passed beginners level.
and in general there are no forests of variations.
This knowledge falls in two categories.
One: Technical position with very few pieces on the board, that partly should be memorized.
Two: Basic endgame strategies.
Sure it is not the only good one volume endgame manual, but Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual is more advanced,
and Mueller's Fundamental Chess Endgames is of a more encyclopaedic nature.
Recommended for club players who are passed beginners level.
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23 Mar 2010
Format:Paperback
This book is for players rated 1200 to 2000 and is laid out in a very organized and easy to read format and is better than jesus villa "100 endgames you must know". Nunn mixes both theoretical and practical endings from real games, 400 positions in total while Jesus Villa's book is strictly theoretical. Jesus Villa's book is for players rated 1800-2200. Nunn's new book should appeal to a wider range of players and will certainly add at least 100 points to your rating if studied from cover to cover.
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Understanding Chess Endgames
14 Dec 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is one of the superb works by John Nunn, who I concider among the best chess writers. His ability to dig up the essential and explain it understandably and in an interesting way is just fantastic. What more could you expect from a book?
The subject here is one of those "boring endgames", which are in a way difficult to study from the reference works. On top of that the reference works typically doesn't have a hint of pegagogical touch. John Nunn is able to turn this upside down. The selected endgames are absolutely essential for a development for a chess player. They are EXPLAINED - not only referred. The entirety is logical and written in good style. Strongly recommended!
The subject here is one of those "boring endgames", which are in a way difficult to study from the reference works. On top of that the reference works typically doesn't have a hint of pegagogical touch. John Nunn is able to turn this upside down. The selected endgames are absolutely essential for a development for a chess player. They are EXPLAINED - not only referred. The entirety is logical and written in good style. Strongly recommended!
45 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Want to under chess endgames? If yes, this is the book for you
30 Sep 2009
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In this book, English GM John Nunn reviews 100 of the most important chess ideas and provides four examples for each of them, discussing the positions and how best to proceed. There's a lot of chess wisdom here which, if studied, will become part of your arsenal when playing competitive chess. John Nunn has the ability to explain things, even complex concepts, in a manner that is clear and simple to understand. I wish there had been such a book when I first fell in love with the game of chess and only had Reuben Fine's "Basic Chess Endings", a magnificent reference work which is difficult to take in when you're trying to learn chess endings from the ground up. Nunn's book makes the study of chess endgames enjoyable with his many examples. Most are drawn from current praxis but there are many examples from the last 150 years of masterly play. In fact, all levels of chess players could benefit from this book.
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