Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 15:59:57 09/20/04
IM Mikhail Shereshevsky is perhaps the greatest chess teacher that has ever
lived.
The English translation of perhaps the two best endgame books ever written
(Mastering the Endgame . Vols. 1 and 2 )are now on sales in two separate EBay
auctions.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6928348298
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6928348497
What is unique about his books is that he takes the reader from the opening - to
the pawn formations that are favorable in endgames.
Comments found on the net about Mikhail Shereshevsky.
"Shereshevsky's work lacks the stylistic quality of Taimanov but, pound for
pound, his books pack more instructional value than all but a very few
writers."
Randy Bauer, Master and part time reviewer of Chess books:
"Just as with your car or home, once you've invested the time and effort into
your variation, don't forget to regularly "check under the hood" so to speak.
Check later publications (Informants, magazines, Trends in the ... series, etc.)
for new developments. Continue to seek out strong players that are playing
"your": defense and study their games. And don't forget to learn typical
endgames that arise from your defense. Shereshevsky and Slutsky have an
excellent two volume set, Mastering the Endgame, that looks at endgames on the
basis of the opening that they come from. In this way, you see how pawn
structures and the middlegame plans for both sides shape the typical endgame."
Review of "Mastering the Endgame" by M. Shereshevsky and B. Slutsky
Copyright by Roman Jiganchine
" This title, which consists of two volumes, is a very unusual and
tremendously useful book for any chess player between 1600 and 2200. The topic
discussed is the relation between the opening and the endgame. The first volume
deals with all 1.e4 openings, the second one - with 1.d4 ones. The authors
discuss the characteristic features of an opening and try to explain how they
can be felt in the endgame. They usually give the most typical pawn structures
and devote several practical examples to illustrate the plans of both sides in
the endgame.
...
By reading this book a chess player is doomed to get a very clear idea
about the strategic value of an opening. As cleverly pointed out by A. Yusupov
in the foreword, this book also should make us think about the middlegame, how
the opening problems are resolved throughout the middlegame, which endgame
positions are we going to land into by move 40. Often the authors say that a
certain structure, while being generally favorable for White in the middlegame,
can lead to a worse endgame. Not only do they make such claims, but usually
clear strategic explanations are given to such statements.
The only problem with this book is that both volumes are rather
difficult to buy. ..."
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For chess programmers , this book could be useful for guiding the opening book
if your program plays 16.f4! here.
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