De la Villa Jesus. The 100 Endgames You Must Know Workbook: Practical Endgame Exercises for Every Chess (Annotated PGNs)

Chessable, Chess Openings, Jul 01, 2019; New in Chess, 2019. — 286 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-817-0.Jesus de la Villa's worldwide bestseller 100 Endgames You Must Know successfully debunked the myth that endgame theory is complex and endgame books are necessarily tedious. Reviewers praised its clarity and completeness and thousands of players significantly improved their endgame understanding (and their results!). In the past couple of years, De la Villa's students sometimes complained that when they had to apply what they had studied in 100 Endgames, they didn't have the material ready at their fingertips. And De la Villa made an important discovery: most of their errors had already been made by others as well, even by strong and sometimes famous chess players!De la Villa started collecting training material and selected those exercises best suited to retain your knowledge and avoid common errors. In this book the Spanish grandmaster presents hundreds of exercises grouped according to the various chapters in 100 Endgames. Solving these puzzles will drive home the most important ideas, refresh your knowledge and improve your calculation skills. This book contains a massive amount of clear, concise and easy-to-follow chess endgame instruction.The advice De la Villa gives in the solutions is practical and useful. Ideal for every post-beginner, club player and candidate master who wishes to win more games. (Spanish to English translation by Ramon Jessurun).GM Jesus de la Villa’s worldwide bestseller 100 Endgames You Must Know successfully debunked the myth that endgame theory is complex and that endgame books are tedious.Reviewers praised its clarity and completeness and thousands of players dramatically improved their endgame understanding (and their results!).Now De la Villa has released the follow-up born from the feedback he got from students who wanted more material at their fingertips.In compiling this workbook De la Villa made an important discovery: most of the errors his students made are being made by others as well, even by strong and sometimes famous chess players!De la Villa started collecting training material and selected those exercises best suited to retain and improve your knowledge and avoid common errors.In this course, the Spanish grandmaster presents hundreds of exercises grouped according to the various chapters in 100 Endgames. Solving these puzzles will drive home the most important ideas, refresh your knowledge and improve your technique.This superb course presents readers with the 100 endgames that show up most frequently, are easy to learn, and contain ideas and concepts that can be adapted for other positions.The advice De la Villa gives in the solutions is practical and useful. Ideal for every post-beginner, club player and candidate master who wishes to win more games.A practical tool for learning and understanding the basics of endgame theory, this will become an essential workbook for anyone who wants to improve their game.100 Endgames You Must Know - the reviews

Shortlisted for The Guardian Chess Book of the Year AwardGM Matthew Sadler, former British Champion:
“There’s not much to say about it – you just have to buy it and read it! De la Villa does a truly wonderful job of explaining useful endgames in a calm and measured manner that is clear enough for any strength of player to understand while still being interesting for stronger players. If you’ve never read an endgame book before, this is the one you should start with”Gary Walters Chess
“If you really have no patience for endgames, at least read Jesus de la Villa’s
100 Endgames You Must Know”Elisabeth Vicary, USCF Online
“[Former Women’s World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk] said she had really enjoyed De la Villa’s 100 Endgames You Must Know and had made flashcards out of the 100 positions. One side of the card had the position, the solution was written out on the reverse, and she quizzed herself until she knew all 100.”Marsh Towers Chess Reviews
“The greatest strength of the book: breaking things down into well-worded chunks of easily digestible information.”British Chess Magazine
“A clear exposition of the most important endgames, with exercises to test your knowledge.”Danny King & Ronan Bennett, The Guardian
“We all admired 100 Endgames for its clarity and practical value.”Jesus de la Villa (1958) is an International Grandmaster born in Spain. He has won the Spanish Championship twice and is a well-known chess coach. De la Villa is the author of the world famous bestseller 100 Endgames You Must Know.