Systematic coverage of Rook v Minor Piece endings also including R v P, R v NN, R v BB, R v BN, R+B v R+N. With 1746 thematically organised, diagrammed positions for solving. Solutions included. Pub. 1986, hardback, 246 pages.
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Rook and pawn endings are the most frequently encountered type of endgame and this handy book offers practical advice on how best to play them. Part one explains the most important strategic and tactical elements associated with rook endings. Familiarity with these ideas will save you time in a game situation. Part two shows some important positions in rook and pawn endgames and how best to play them. International Master Minev includes enough material to enable any club or tournament player to enter a rook and pawn ending with confidence. Foreword by GM Yasser Seirawan who found this book so useful that it was translated from Bulgarian, at his insistence, for this English edition. Pub. 2004, softback, 114 pages.
Veteran Grandmaster Korchnoi sees the main purpose of this book as being to inspire the reader with a deep interest in rook endings. With this in mind he has entirely chosen examples from practical play and draws lessons about technique and strategy from these. Korchnoi believes that a mastery of rook endings can add 100 Elo points to your rating! pub. 1999, softback, 98 pages.
An in depth look at this unbalanced endgame in three sections: theory, practice and training. The theory section examines some fundamental positions in this type of ending and attempts to draw some conclusions about the natue of the play. The practice section looks in-depth at how this ending arises from the Scotch and Catalan openings and the training section sets diagrammed exercises for the reader to solve. Solutions included at the end. With 42 exercises in total on this rare endgame situation this is clearly a book for advanced players or endgame afficionados but there is something for all players to take from the material presented. Esben Lund is a Danish FIDE Master and chess coach. Pub. 2005, softback, 174 pages.
An expanded (!) edition of Nunn’s treatise on rook & single pawn vs rook endgames. The analysis has been generated from a computer database thus guaranteeing 100% accuracy in the assessment of each position. Chapters are arranged according to which file the pawn occupies with a total of 534 diagrammed examples plus 40 test positions. The computer’s involvement guarantees that this is the ultimate truth about this 5 piece endgame; a book which can never become outdated! For reference or die-hard endgame lovers only.pub. 1999, softback, algebraic, 352 pages.
Rook and pawn endgames are the most common type reached in practice and so a good understanding of them is very helpful. In this well designed guide former British Champion and Grandmaster Chris Ward introduces the most important themes, ideas and positions common to rook and pawn endgames, using examples from practical play to illustrate his topic. As is typical for the Starting Out series there are hints and tips throughout and the layout is designed to make it easy to absorb important ideas. Chapters include, The Basics, Rook v Pawns, Rook and Pawn v Rook, Introducing More Pawns, Tricky Situations and Advanced Techniques and Applying Principles to Practical Play. Twenty exercises for the reader to solve complete the book. Aimed at any regular player who needs the basic facts about rook and pawn endgames. Pub. 2005, softback, 128 pages.
Rook endings are the most important from a study point of view since around 10% of all games reach a rook ending of some sort. John Emms has produced a 'Levenfish and Smyslov' for the 1990’s i.e. a complete guide to playing these positions. The book has four parts; basic rook endings, pawns on one side, pawns on both sides and double rook endings. Each ending is illustrated with a diagrammed example and plenty of explanation.pub. 1999, softback, 160 pages.
