Modern End-Game Studies For The Chess-Player
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Glue residue on endpapers.
A masterclass in the most demanding phase of chess, Modern End-Game Studies for the Chess-Player presents a rigorous and systematic examination of endgame composition, guiding the serious player through the subtle artistry of studies where every tempo and pawn structure carries decisive weight. Dutch chess master H. Bouwmeester chronicles a rich selection of modern endgame studies, dissecting the precise logic and creative ingenuity that separates a competent player from a true chess thinker, with each position demanding the reader to calculate deeply and think independently. Translated and edited by the distinguished British International Master H. Golombek, this edition brings Bouwmeester's authoritative continental expertise to an English-speaking audience with clarity and scholarly precision. The work argues that a thorough command of the endgame is not merely a technical requirement but a profound aesthetic discipline, one that illuminates the deeper beauty of chess as an intellectual art form. Whether you are a club player sharpening your technique or an advanced competitor seeking to master the subtleties of king-and-pawn finales, rook endings, and composed studies, this volume will leave you questioning how much of chess you truly understand.
Author: H. Bouwmeester
Format: Hardback
Published: 1959, G. Bell and Sons Ltd
Genre: Reference & language
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Glue residue on endpapers.
A masterclass in the most demanding phase of chess, Modern End-Game Studies for the Chess-Player presents a rigorous and systematic examination of endgame composition, guiding the serious player through the subtle artistry of studies where every tempo and pawn structure carries decisive weight. Dutch chess master H. Bouwmeester chronicles a rich selection of modern endgame studies, dissecting the precise logic and creative ingenuity that separates a competent player from a true chess thinker, with each position demanding the reader to calculate deeply and think independently. Translated and edited by the distinguished British International Master H. Golombek, this edition brings Bouwmeester's authoritative continental expertise to an English-speaking audience with clarity and scholarly precision. The work argues that a thorough command of the endgame is not merely a technical requirement but a profound aesthetic discipline, one that illuminates the deeper beauty of chess as an intellectual art form. Whether you are a club player sharpening your technique or an advanced competitor seeking to master the subtleties of king-and-pawn finales, rook endings, and composed studies, this volume will leave you questioning how much of chess you truly understand.