Chess Endgame Study Books

1000 ENDGAME STUDIES

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Andras Meszaros
A collection of 1000 diagrammed studies, six per page, arranged in 36 chapters according to material balance. The book begins with king and pawn positions and moves on to studies of increasing complexity with various piece combinations. Solutions are provided at the end of the book.
Published 2007, hardback, 314 pages.

200 BRILLIANT ENDGAMES

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Irving Chernev
This is a new edition of Chernev's final book, completed just before his death in 1981 containing a collection of his 200 favourite endgame studies including material from composers such as Reti, Kasparyan, Troitsky and many others. Each "White to Play & Win" ending is diagrammed with the solution and Chernev's entertaining comments below. The book is suitable for players at all levels above beginner: even if you can't solve the positions you can enjoy playing through some of the most imaginative and entertaining endgames ever created. Includes introductions and tributes to Irving Chernev from Adam Hart-Davies and Bruce Pandolfini.
Published 2003 (orig 1989) softback, 223 pages.

888 MINIATURE STUDIES

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Genrikh Kasparyan
Genrikh Kasparyan (1910-1995) was one of the greatest composers of chess endgame studies. His last book remained unfinished, but his son Sergey has completed and published the book. It comprises 888 diagrammed studies from famous composers throughout history, including Troitski, Rinck, V & M Platov, Kubbel and the author himself, together with solutions and annotations. Includes an index of composers.
Published 2010, hardback, 384 pages.

ALEXEY TROITZKY

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Yakov Vladimirov
100 diagrammed studies composed by Alexey Troitsky with solutions.
pub. 1998, softback, stapled, 51 pages.

ART OF THE ENDGAME

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Jan Timman
My Journeys in the Magical World of Endgame Studies
Grandmaster and endgame study composer Jan Timman decided to write this book to show the reader why endgame studies are so beautiful and interesting. In fourteen themed chapters he illustrates many of the ideas which are incorporated into high-level endgame studies. Using many examples, both from his own work and from leading study composers he explains many of the underlying ideas vital to study composition.
As Timman writes in the preface: "Never before have I been so productive as an endgame study composer as in the seven months that I wrote this book. It was a sensational experience."
Jan Timman is a former world championship candidate who rose to the number two spot of the FIDE world rankings. He is the author of several highly acclaimed bestsellers, such as "Curacao 1962", "On the Attack!", and "Power Chess with Pieces".
Published 2011, softback, 269 pages.

BRILLIANT CHESS STUDIES

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Anatoly Kuznetsov
150 diagrammed main studies composed between 1837 and 1997. Each has a diagram and is accompanied by two thematically similar diagrammed examples
Published 1998, hardback, 332 pages.

COMPLETE STUDIES OF GENRIKH KASPARYAN

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AJ Roycroft (Ed)
584 diagrammed studies with solutions, theme classification, diagram retrieval directory, autobiographical introduction and more from one of the all time great endgame study composers. A 'must' for any serious collector.
Published 1997, softback, 301 pages.

ENDGAME CHALLENGE

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John Nunn
This is John Nunn's selection of the 250 best endgame studies of all time. Your task is to find the solution to these challenging positions. In many cases the odds against success seem overwhelming, yet by using all the tactical resources in the position it is possible to achieve the goal. The studies were subjected to a rigorous checking procedure, during which thousands of unsatisfactory positions were weeded out. The 250 studies finally selected represent some of the finest creations of composers such as Kasparian, Troitsky, Pogosiants, Mitrofanov, Chéron and Réti. Nunn's detailed solutions contains many points and clarifications that have hitherto gone unmentioned, so readers will rarely be left to wonder whether their intended solution really did work. In an over-the-board game, the ability to use the pieces in harmony is paramount, and those players who can exploit every resource in a position are those who improve rapidly. While the focus in this book is on endgame tactics, readers will also develop a greater understanding of many important endgame topics, such as fortresses, stalemate defences, the opposition and zugzwang. John Nunn is a grandmaster from England. He has won four individual gold medals (one of them for solving) and three team silver medals at Chess Olympiads.
Published 2002, softback, 256 pages.

LEONID KUBBEL

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Yakov Vladimirov
100 diagrammed studies composed by Leonid Kubbel with solutions.
pub. 1998, softback, stapled, 50 pages.

LEONID KUBBEL'S ENDGAME STUDIES (REVISED EDITION)

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T G Whitworth (Ed)
This revised edition of a 1984 book contains 440 of Kubbel's studies including some of his less important compositions which were not available previously. The book is based on Kubbel's own 1925 and 1938 collections but with more material included. Each study is diagrammed and is accompanied by the annotated solution.
Published 2004, softback, 221 pages.

MATTISON'S CHESS ENDGAME STUDIES

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T G Whitworth
Includes a brief biography of Latvian study composer Hermann Mattison plus 60 of his studies with solutions and annotations to these. Herman Mattison was the leading Latvian chess player in the 1920s as well as a talented study composer. He died of tuberculosis in 1938.
Published 1997, softback, 60 pages.

PLATOV BROTHERS

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T G Whitworth
This, the most comprehensive book on the Platovs, includes a brief biography of the brothers plus 213 diagrammed studies with full solutions and explanations.
Published 1994, softback, 150 pages.

R RETI & J FRITZ

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Yakov Vladimirov
100 diagrammed studies with solutions from the work of Richard Reti and Jindrich Fritz.
Published 2002, softback, stapled booklet, 50 pages.

STUDIES FOR PRACTICAL PLAYERS

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Mark Dvoretsky & Oleg Pervakov
Chess studies reveal the hidden tactical resources available in even the most innocuous looking positions and solving them can help develop a player's ability to calculate at the board. In this book leading Russian coach Mark Dvoretsky and Grandmaster of endgame study composition Oleg Pervakov have selected and annotated studies which have a practical value, sometimes overturning previously given solutions. They include studies from "Studies for Practical Players", an international solving tournament held to celebrate Dvoretsky's 60th birthday, "Training", focusing on the work of Austrian composer Alois Wotawa which resemble practical endgame situations and studies composed by World Champions. The richness of chess is revealed most clearly in these complex endgame positions.
Published 2009, softback, 211 pages.

V & M PLATOVS

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Yakov Vladimirov
100 diagrammed studies with solutions from the work of the famous Platov brothers.
Published 2002, softback, stapled booklet, 51 pages.

YOU MOVE .. I WIN

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Alex Angos
Zugzwang is an important theme in endgame play and here Alex Angos offers over 200 diagrammed endgame studies involving zugzwang. He includes chapters on Zugzwang in pawn endings, minor piece endings, rook endings and queen endings as well as a final chapter on the very rare theme of Zugzwang in the middlegame. Solving these positions can only increase your understanding of endgame play as well as providing many hours of enjoyment. Alex Angos is a USCF National Master and author of Endgame Artillery.
Published 2005, softback, 187 pages.