This means the patterns you discover in training are much more likely to appear in your games so you should try to imprint them somewhere in your memory! With ordinary tactics, the purpose of exercises is almost solely to improve your calculation skills. The major difference between middlegame and endgame training is, of course, the limited material on the board. As in Volume 1, a lot of calculation will be required. This is why I believe it is an interesting approach to present an endgames book as a series of exercises, with instructive but practical positions. There are a lot of things to learn by heart about them but they are often difficult to apply at the board, unless you get exactly the same position as you studied. website:ģ TABLE OF CONTENTS KEY TO SYMBOLS 5 PREFACE 7 CHAPTER 1: WARM UP 9 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER 1 23 CHAPTER 2: TEST YOUR REFLEXES! 29 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER 2 49 CHAPTER 3: FIND THE TECHNICAL WIN! 69 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER 3 81 CHAPTER 4: UNEXPECTED BLOWS! 97 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER CHAPTER 5: FIND THE DRAW! 119 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER CHAPTER 6: MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE! 151 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER CHAPTER 7: IN SECONDS! 171 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER CHAPTER 8: FIND THE MISSED MOVE! 185 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER CHAPTER 9: EVALUATE THE POSITION! 199 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER CHAPTER 10: A SIXTH SENSE FOR ENDGAMES? 219 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER CHAPTER 11: SPECIAL SECTION 245 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER HELP SECTION 271ĥ KEY TO SYMBOLS! a good move? a weak move!! an excellent move? a blunder!? an interesing move?! a dubious move only move = equality unclear position with compensation for the sacrificed material White stands slightly better Black stands slightly better White has a serious advantage Black has a serious advantage + White has a decisive advantage + Black has a decisive advantage with an attack with initiative with counterplay with the idea of better is worse is N novelty + check # mate (T) theoretical position (*) hard puzzleĦ PREFACE Welcome to the 2 nd volume of my Chess Calculation Training series! This book focuses on endgames. ISBN D/2017/13730/10 All sales or enquiries should be directed to Thinkers Publishing, 9000 Gent, Belgium. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission from the publisher. Volume 2: Endgames Copyright 2017 Romain Edouard All rights reserved. 1 CHESS CALCULATION TRAINING Volume 2 Endgames by Romain EdouardĢ Managing Editor Romain Edouard Assistant Editor Daniël Vanheirzeele Software Hub van de Laar Proofreading Adam Emerson, Roger Emerson Graphic Artist Philippe Tonnard Cover design Iwan Kerkhof Back cover photo Ana Matnadze Typesetting i-press First edition 2017 by Thinkers Publishing Chess calculation training.

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