Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes
Date: 07:27:38 08/29/02
Book review, Chesscafe.com, by Carsten Hansen, 2002/08/28
"Fundamental Chess Endings" by Karsten Müller and
Frank Lamprecht, 2001 Gambit Publications, Figurine
Algebraic Notation, Paperback, 416 pp., $29.95
http://209.176.8.36/REVIEWS/books.HTM
So what is Fundamental Chess Endings? In the preface
the authors tell us the following: “Fundamental Chess
Endings is primarily conceived as a textbook and is
divided into 12 chapters with exercises. We start with
the basic mates and continue with chapters on all endings
where each side has at most one piece, plus sections on
some of the more important endings with additional
pieces. The statistics were only a rough guideline for the
space we assigned to particular endings. For instance, we
devoted a kit of space to rook endings as they occur most
often in practice, and to pawn endings as they are
fundamental for all other endings. Some endings with more
pieces, such as double-rook endings or queen against two
rooks, are also covered, and in Chapter 11 some general
endgame principles are explained using endings with more
material. At the end of each chapter or section, rules and
principles for the specific ending are given. Study them
carefully - you should know them by heart! A list of
selected reference works is also given in the same place.”
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Carsten Hansen concludes ==> "This book is absolutely phenomenal
and it is a book that you, if you don't already have it,
should get; you will not regret it. The material is comprehensive
and the presentation easy to follow, while at the same time very
instructive."
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