GM Efstratios Grivas – The Passed Pawn – Power of the Passer - ISBN 9789464201505 – 240 pages Teaser - The Passed Pawn – Power of the Passer "A passed pawn must be blockaded, so as to have its power restrained as much as possible. The minor pieces (knight or bishop) are ideal for this purpose, as they…
Efstratios Grivas – The Bishop Pair – Power of the Sun – 248 pages – ISBN 9789464201499 Teaser - The Bishop Pair – Power of the Sun Endgame theory teaches us two fundamental issues: First, how to extract the maximum from a basic theoretical position with little material, where the experts (from practice comprising thousands of games) have…
Boroljub Zlatanovic – Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle with the Other Pieces– Volume 2 - ISBN 9789464201444 – 276 pages. Teaser [PDF] - Bishop versus Knight – The Eternal Battle with the Other Pieces– Volume 2 In his new endgame series, Boroljub Zlatanovic shows a profound understanding of the most common material imbalance in chess: that of the…
Boroljub Zlatanovic - Bishop versus Knight - The Eternal Battle, Vol. 1 - 224 pages - ISBN 9789464201161. Teaser [PDF] - Bishop versus Knight - The Eternal Battle Bishop or knight? An eternal dilemma! The legendary Bobby Fischer would likely vote for the bishop. Other authorities like Nimzowitsch would prefer the knight. The truth is somewhere in the middle. Of…
Our author has provided the most important key elements to practice one of the most difficult decisions: exchange or not! With most competitive games nowadays being played to a finish in a single session, this knowledge may prove invaluable over the board. His brand new coverage is the best tool for anyone looking to improve his insights or can be…
Are you struggling with your chess development? While dedicating hours and hours on improving your craft, your rating simply does not want to move upwards? Spending loads of money on chess books and DVDs, but feeling no real improvement at all? No worries – the book that you are holding in your hands might represent a game changer! Teaser [PDF…
"The endgame is the moment of truth. It is the phase of the game where we will try to reap the seeds of our effort regardless of whether that is the full point of victory or the half point of the draw. The significance of errors increases in the endgame as the opportunities for correcting them are few." ~ Efstratios…
The book before you engages the reader in useful calculations all the while expanding the player’s perception and confidence in a phase of the game where computer theory and preparation are of little value. ~ Alexander Hart
"Nowadays, we usually play endgames with 30 seconds increment, and this forces us to improve our mastery of theoretical positions as well as our knowledge of the methods required in complex endgames."
"This book is highly recommended to all players as well as anyone who is coaching and cares for the pure understanding in the endgame." ~ Eduardas Rozentalis
This publication is an almost exhaustive collection of all you can find about bishop endings – it is ‘ready knowledge’: you will learn hundreds of rules, patterns and key positions.
