Naroditsky Daniel. Mastering Complex Endgames. Practical Lessons, Critical Ideas and Plans

New In Chess, 2012. — 304 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-405-9.Young Daniel Naroditsky (1995) has picked the most instructive examples of endgames in which you have to use ideas and plans in order to outplay your opponent. This is not an encyclopaedia nor a manual on endings, which are usually helpful but boring, but a compendium of lively lessons and exercises. The positions that International Master Naroditsky uses should not be memorized, but understood, and his acclaimed didactic skills will take your endgame technique to the next level. Never before have the ideas that decide endings been explained so clearly. With exercise at the end of each chapter.Daniel Naroditsky has done it again! Following 'Mastering Positional Chess' the American chess prodigy has written an instructional book that is at least as ambitious as his acclaimed debut. Daniel has compiled a rich collection of practical endgame examples whose assessments require more than just standard theory.In his fresh, yet surprisingly mature style, Naroditsky presents:
lively and entertaining lessons
crystal clear explanations of ideas and plans
useful insights into the minds of chess masters
great practical advice throughout the book
instructive exercises at the end of each chapterNaroditsky draws heavily on his own experience as a player and has no problem pointing out his own mistakes. His systematic approach and didactic skills help you to understand rather than just memorize these endings.
Rarely if ever before have the ideas that decide endings been explained so clearly. This book will take your endgame technique to the next level.
Daniel Naroditsky (1995) became the World Under-12 Chess Champion in 2007. With 'Mastering Positional Chess' (2010), he was the youngest published chess author in history. At 15, he became an International Master and participated in the US Chess Championship. He earned his first grandmaster norm in July 2011.