Easy endgame strategies

320 Pages·2003·19.581 MB·English

by  Bill Robertie

EASY
ENDGAME
STRATEGIES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION 7
2. CHESS NOTATION a
TheN otatiSoyns te• Smp ecNioatla tions
3. SECRETS OF THE ENDGAME 13
DifferenBceetsw eEennd gamaensdM iddlGea me•sT heK inigsa
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4. BASIC CHECKMATES 19
MatinWgi thaQ uee•n M atinWgi thaR ook• T he5 0-MovReu le
• MatinWgi thT woB ishops
5. ENDING WITH KINGS &P AWNS 39
Kinagn dP awnA gainKsitn •gD rawionngt heR ookF il•eK ing
andT woP awnasg aiKnisnt•g TacTtriicca•klS s a vitnhgeD raw
&. KINGS,K NIGHTS,A ND PAWNS 67
Bisho&p sK nighMtesr:i &t sD emeri•t Hso w toH andlteh e
Knigh•tK sn ighvte rsPuasw n• TactWiictsh t heK night
7. KINGS, BISHO PS, AND PAWNS 101
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Color Bi•sH hoowpt soW inW ithO pposite BCioslhoorp s
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B. BISHOP AGAINST KNIGHT 143
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Howt oW inW itht hBei shop
9. ROOK AGAINST PAWNS 183
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10.R OOK & PAWN AGAINSTR OOK 195
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Off •D efendKeirn'Cgsu tO ff byT hreFei les •COufft tthien g
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11.R OOK & PAWNS AGAINST
ROOK & PAWNS 213
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12.Q U EEN AGAINST PAW N 235
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CentPearw n• D rawiAngga inasB ti shoPpa'wsn
13.Q UEEN & PAWN
AGA INST QUEEN 243
DefendienFr r onotft hPea wn•W inninWgi tha B locking
Chec•kD efeataiW negl l-PlKiancge d
14.Q UEEN & PAWNS AGAINST
QUEEN & PAW NS 253
Poweorfa P assed •PD aewfne ndAignagi nasP ta ssed •P awn
CreatCihnegc kmatCihnagn ces
15.Q UEEN AGAI NST TWO ROOKS 269
Rookosn a W ide-OpBeona r•dU sintgh eK in•g Drawing
Witht heQ uee•n TacTtriiccakls
16. NEXT STEPS 317
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INTRODUCTION
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