Botvinnik on the endgame

85 Pages·1985·3.574 MB·English

by  Botvinnik, Michail

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MIKHAIL BOTVINNIK
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1985
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Contesn t
Foreword 5
1 Decadeisn S earcohf t heT ruth 7
2 GuiWlittyh oCuatu se 10
3 An Exchanguep ,b uta Kingd own 13
4 Pieceosn a Swing 16
5 StrengitnhS implicity 19
6 When theK ing'isnt heN et 22
7 Two Zugzwangisna SinglEen ding 24
8 EvenP iece-DoEwnnd ingMsa y BeS aved 27
9 A ClassZiucg zwanPgo sition 29
10 Matei nM idboard 32
11 No RuleW ithouEtx cepdon 35
12 How EndgameT heoriys M ade 37
13 CaissRae wardEsf frot 40
14 WhatW e Cal"lT rousers" 44
15 SometimeEsv enR ookE ndingMsa y Be Won 47
16 Queena ndK nighWto rkM iracles 50
17 TheB irtofha Plan 53
18 Stalema-tteh eS eedo fS alvation 57
19 TheE ncirclKeidn g 60
20 Riddlienst heG ame andA nalysis 62
21 TheS ubtleotfai eSism plEen dgame 67
22 TheT rappeQdu een 69
23 PaulK eresS't udy 71
24 A ResourceKfuiln g 74
25 FinaVli ctory 78

Foreword
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