A Pocket Guide To Chess Endgames
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
For the chess player who has ever agonised over a drawn endgame that should have been won, or blundered away a half-point in the final stretch, David Hooper's A Pocket Guide to Chess Endgames is an indispensable companion. Published in 1970, this compact yet authoritative volume systematically presents the essential principles of endgame theory — covering fundamental king and pawn structures, rook endings, minor piece confrontations, and the critical techniques that separate competent players from truly formidable ones. Hooper, a respected figure in British chess literature and co-author of The Oxford Companion to Chess, writes with the precision and clarity of a seasoned analyst, distilling complex theoretical positions into digestible, practical instruction. His approach is methodical without being dry, guiding the reader through positions with a coach's steady hand rather than an academic's aloofness. Whether you are a club player seeking to shore up your endgame technique or a more advanced competitor refining your theoretical knowledge, this pocket guide promises the kind of insight that only reveals its true depth at the board.
Author: David Hooper
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, G. Bell and Sons Ltd
Genre: Reference & language
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
For the chess player who has ever agonised over a drawn endgame that should have been won, or blundered away a half-point in the final stretch, David Hooper's A Pocket Guide to Chess Endgames is an indispensable companion. Published in 1970, this compact yet authoritative volume systematically presents the essential principles of endgame theory — covering fundamental king and pawn structures, rook endings, minor piece confrontations, and the critical techniques that separate competent players from truly formidable ones. Hooper, a respected figure in British chess literature and co-author of The Oxford Companion to Chess, writes with the precision and clarity of a seasoned analyst, distilling complex theoretical positions into digestible, practical instruction. His approach is methodical without being dry, guiding the reader through positions with a coach's steady hand rather than an academic's aloofness. Whether you are a club player seeking to shore up your endgame technique or a more advanced competitor refining your theoretical knowledge, this pocket guide promises the kind of insight that only reveals its true depth at the board.