Shereshevsky Mihail, Slutsky L.M. Mastering the End Game. Volume 1

London: Quality Chess, 2014. — 376 p. — ISBN: 9781907982330. Jacob Aagaard presents the reader with a few key concepts in the endgame and invites him to test his skills with a lot of examples from recent tournament practice. Where many endgame books are theoretical and emphasize memorization, Endgame Play is based entirely in the real world, where the ability to react precisely...

Quality Chess U.K., 2018. — 336 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78483-051-9. In chess you cannot take your move back, but you can always return a misplaced piece to its former square at the cost of some time. Pawns on the other hand can never move backwards, making pawn moves truly permanent decisions. This irreversibility makes Pawn Play among the most difficult aspects of chess strategy, which...

Cadogan Chess, 1992. — 250 p. — ISBN: 0-08-037784-X. The connection between opening and endgame is a topic that has been hardly covered before in chess literature. By analyzing a selection of classic and modern games, the authors explain how to play the typical endings arising from different openings.

Everyman Chess, 1985. — 228 p. Shereshevsky's masterful guide to endgame play is an essential work for every aspiring player. Using classic examples from grandmaster practice, together with modern illustrations and instructive games by lesser-known players, Shereshevsky lucidly explains the basic principles of the endgame: King centralization, the role of pawns, exchanging pieces,...

New in Chess, 2018. — 259 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-764-7. In 2014 the Russian Chess Federation started a wide-ranging programme aimed at the revival of chess in Russia. One of the first actions that were taken was commissioning legendary Byelorussian chess coach Mikhail Shereshevsky to recapitulate and condense his famous training methods. In doing so Shereshevsky has created a...

Quality Chess, 2018. — 392 p. — ISBN: 9781784830557. The quick explanation of the Woodpecker Method is that you need to solve a large number of puzzles in a row; then solve the same puzzles again and again, only faster. It's not a lazy shortcut to success - hard work is required. But the reward can be re-programming your unconscious mind. Benefits include sharper tactical...