Knight Endings
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
For the serious chess student, Knight Endings stands as one of the most authoritative and rigorous treatments of endgame theory ever committed to print. Written by two of the Soviet Union's most distinguished chess analysts, Yuri Averbakh and Vitaly Chekhover, this volume presents an exhaustive, systematic examination of one of the game's most nuanced and tactically rich endgame configurations — the knight ending — dissecting positions with clinical precision and deep theoretical insight. Translated by Mary Lasher and published by the esteemed B. T. Batsford Ltd. of London, this work forms part of the celebrated Soviet chess literature tradition that dominated the global chess scene throughout the mid-to-late twentieth century. Averbakh and Chekhover's analytical rigour and encyclopaedic command of endgame theory make this an indispensable reference for players seeking to sharpen their mastery of the board's most deceptively complex late-game scenarios — the question is not whether the knight can save you, but whether you know how to wield it.
Author: Yuri Averbakh, Vitaly Chekhover
Format: Hardback
Published: 1977, B. T. Batsford Ltd., London
Genre: Reference & language
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
For the serious chess student, Knight Endings stands as one of the most authoritative and rigorous treatments of endgame theory ever committed to print. Written by two of the Soviet Union's most distinguished chess analysts, Yuri Averbakh and Vitaly Chekhover, this volume presents an exhaustive, systematic examination of one of the game's most nuanced and tactically rich endgame configurations — the knight ending — dissecting positions with clinical precision and deep theoretical insight. Translated by Mary Lasher and published by the esteemed B. T. Batsford Ltd. of London, this work forms part of the celebrated Soviet chess literature tradition that dominated the global chess scene throughout the mid-to-late twentieth century. Averbakh and Chekhover's analytical rigour and encyclopaedic command of endgame theory make this an indispensable reference for players seeking to sharpen their mastery of the board's most deceptively complex late-game scenarios — the question is not whether the knight can save you, but whether you know how to wield it.