Rook Endings

1000 ROOK ENDINGS

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Jozsef Pinter
1000 diagrammed rook and pawn endgame positions for solving, taken either from real play or endgame compositions. Endings from recently played games involving leading Grandmasters have been given priority. Examples are arranged according to the number of pawns involved and fully analysed solutions are provided at the end of the book. Jozsef Pinter is a Hungarian Grandmaster.
Published 2007, hardback, 432 pages.

ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF CHESS ENDINGS VOL 3(ROOK 2)

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Aleksandar Matanovic (Ed)
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.
Published 1986, hardback, 246 pages.

PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ROOK ENDGAMES

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Nikolai Minev
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.
Published 2004, softback, 114 pages.

ROOK VS TWO MINOR PIECES

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Esben Lund
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.
Published 2005, softback, 174 pages.

SECRETS OF ROOK ENDINGS

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John Nunn
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.

STARTING OUT: ROOK ENDGAMES

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Chris Ward
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.
Published 2005, softback, 128 pages.

SURVIVAL GUIDE TO ROOK ENDINGS

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John Emms
Rook and pawn endings are the most commonly occurring type of ending and so some practical knowledge of them is useful for players at all levels. This re-issue of John Emms guide, originally published in 1999, concentrates on typical examples of rook endings taken from real game examples. The book is divided into four parts; Basic Rook Endings (Rook v pawn, rook & pawn v rook), Rook and Pawn Endings (pawns on one side of the board), Rook and Pawn Endings (pawns on both sides of the board) and Double Rook Endings. The author explains the key ideas, knowledge of which will save you valuable time in match play, and finishes each section with test positions to check your progress. John Emms is an English Grandmaster and an experienced author and chess coach.
Published 2008 (orig. 1999), softback, 160 pages.