Theoretical Rook Endgames
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Rook endgames are the most important to study, because they are the type of endgame you will face most often over the board. Working on rook endgames gives the biggest bang for your buck.
World-class grandmaster Sam Shankland explains technical rook endgames in a way that is clearer, better organized, more concise, and easier to understand than any previous work. After learning the vital set positions, the reader is offered lots of rules and guidelines to correctly assess any theoretical rook endgame they have not yet memorized.
Theoretical Rook Endgames is the ideal guide to a vital topic in chess. After reading this book, you will know which positions must be memorized, and which positions are best handled by considering general principles.
The sister volume – Conceptual Rook Endgames by Jacob Aagaard – shows how the theoretical knowledge shown in the present book is used in advanced practical play.
The e-book is also available as part of the two book Rook Endgames bundle
GM Sam Shankland is the 2018 US Champion, 2016 Olympiad gold medal winner for teams and 2014 individual gold medal winner. He has played Board 1 for the US in the World Team Championship and competed with the best players in the world in Wijk aan Zee, St. Louis, Prague and elsewhere.
Contents
1 Lucena Position
2 One Pawn, Basic Knowledge
3 Vancura Defense
4 Vancura Transitions
5 Side Cut
6 Lone Doubled Pawns
7 Lone Connected Pawns
8 Lone Split Passed Pawns
9 Two Pawns Against One on the Same Side
10 Three Pawns Against Two on the Same Side
11 Four Pawns Against Three on the Same Side
12 Two Connected Passed Pawns Against One Outside Passed Pawn
13 Pawn on the Seventh Rank with Rook on the Eighth
14 Rook in Front of the Passed Pawn
15 Rook to the Side of the Passed Pawn
16 Rook Behind the Passed Pawn
17 Pawns on Both Sides with No Passed Pawns
18 Rook Against Pawn(s)
19 Pawnless Rook Endgames
20 The Bare Bones
Those who purchase the e-book can read through the book in reading mode, move through the material in interactive study mode, or drill the material via several methods, including spaced repetition or by looping through the material multiple times until mastered. The spaced repetition and looping sets are available to all members who have purchased the book, and do not require a premium membership.
Reviews
“In short: the book may have been given the title ‘theoretical’. It’s all extremely practical and fascinating. That is why I dare to say without any reservation: excellent book. And the nice thing is: it is also easy to read.”
Michel Hoetmer, www.schaaksite.nl full review