THE SURVIVAL GUIDE TO ROOK ENDINGS (John Emms)
160 pages
(210 mm by 145 mm).
£13.99/$25.95/€21,90
A Gambit re-issue of this instructive endgame
guide.
For all chess-players - from beginners to grandmasters, and
whatever their style of play - one thing is certain: rook endings will arise in
a great many of their games.
Yet it is precisely in this area of the game that many
players give away hard-earned points, either through lack of knowledge or
inadequate understanding. Most previous books on the subject have been
extremely technical and theoretical, but this one is different. John Emms
provides the essential specific knowledge and explains the key concepts that
will enable readers to find the right plan in most common types of rook
endings.
John Emms is one of England's strongest grandmasters,
and an experienced trainer. He is also a skilful and versatile writer: he has
several opening monographs and general guides to his credit, and authored the
hugely popular work, The Ultimate Chess Puzzle
Book.
Download a pdf file with a
sample from the book.
Gambit books by John Emms: The
Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time, Play
the Open Games as Black, The Survival
Guide to Rook Endings, The Ultimate Chess
Puzzle Book.
"GM Emms always writes very readable books and at no stage
does he leave the reader in the dark. The material has been chosen for
practical reasons so it is not encyclopaedic; nevertheless, there is still a
very methodical approach when it comes to building up the reader's knowledge.
… this is an impressive and well-written guide and one of the most
accessible and practical endgame books around." - Sean Marsh,
marshtowers.blogspot.com
"The reader who is aware of the techniques in this book is
able to improve his or hers rook skills but above all you will learn to survive
difficult positions. ... Compact but instructive written rook endgame book!" -
John Elburg, chessbooks.nl
"The best practical book on rook and pawn endings in print"
- IM Malcolm Pein, Chess Magazine
"Emms' book is certainly not a reference work although he
goes through the material in a very systematic fashion. He offers lots of
explanation, all the examples have been throughly computer-checked for accuracy
and there is a quiz to test what the student has learned (there is also one on
double rook endings at the very back of the book as well). Highly Recommended."
- IM John Donaldson, www.jeremysilman.com |
