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C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 4 games, 1904-2009 Capablanca's Best Chess Endings 10 games, 1901-1927 Capablanca's Best Chess Endings Games from Irving Chernev's "Capablanca's Best Chess Endings" The opening of a game is important - and hundreds of books are written on the opening. The opening leads to the midgame. The midgame is important - and hundreds of books are written on the midgame. The midgame leads to the endgame. The endgame is important - and *no books are written on the endgame*! Yes, there are books, but they concern themselves with composed endings, or with theoretical (and for the most part artificial) positions. The composed endings are admittedly beautiful, but they are of limited value, as they have no relationship to practical play. Of the theoretical positions, many have their uses, but one must sift the wheat from the chaff. TO what use can we put such knowledge as the procedure for mating with a Knight and Bishop, or with the two Bishops, when an opportunity to do so may not occur in a lifetime? And why burden our minds with the manner of forcing mate with three knights (believe-it-or-not) or winning with four minor pieces against a Queen (sans Pans) when such positions as these have never yet been seen on land or sea? Capablanca himself says : "In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before anything else; for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middlegame and the opening must be studied in relation to the endgame." There are no books on endings from real life, no books from the practices of masters in actual play, let alone from the practice of a single master. This fact alone is enough to justify this book of endings, selected from the tournament and match play of the greatest endgame virtuoso the world has ever seen - the immortal Capablanca. Here are wondrous endings to enchant the reader, endings of breathtaking artistry. Here are endings of astonishing accuracy, whose relentless logic will inspire the earnest student to emulate a similar technique - the technique of seeking a clear-cut, efficient win, instead of a display of fireworks. The games are given in full, in order to show how a slight advantage acquired in the early stages, is carried forward and exploited in the endgame. I have annotated the endings in detail (a consideration they have rarely received before) for the better appreciation of the fine points of Capablanca's play, and have given credit to those who have anticipated my findings. -- Irving Chernev 60 games, 1901-1936 Chernev's "The Most Instructive Games of Chess" 30 games, 1873-1960 Chess Explained - The Taimanov Sicilian Chess Explained - The Taimanov Sicilian From James Rizzitano's book 14 games, 1998-2005 Chess Secrets - Power Play (McDonald) 'Chess Secrets: The Giants of Power Play: Learn from Topalov, Geller, Bronstein, Alekhine and Morphy' by Neil McDonald. 88 games, 1857-2008 Chess Secrets - Strategy (McDonald) 'Chess Secrets: The Giants of Strategy: Learn from Kramnik, Karpov, Petrosian, Capablanca and Nimzowitsch' by Neil McDonald. 84 games, 1907-2007 Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player from the book by Alburt and Palatnik. Not all games are available, however. Missing a few. 39 games, 1890-1996 Chess Structures _ Rios 88 games, 1969-2014 Chess Structures _ Rios 88 games, 1969-2014 Chess Structures _ Rios 88 games, 1969-2014 Chess Success : Planning After the Opening by Neil Mcdonald 29 games, 1894-2007 Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking 'Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking: From the First Move to the Last' by Neil McDonald. 30 games, 1978-2003 Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking Neil McDonald 30 games, 1978-2003 Chris Ward's Starting out : the Nimzo-Indian "Starting out: the Nimzo-Indian", by Chris Ward 21 games, 1982-2001 CLUB Line (white): Ruy Lopez 35 games, 1850-2018 Emms' Starting Out: The Sicilian Pagination and game selection/order according to 2nd edition (2009) *List data still in progress 62 games, 1948-2006 Endgame technique 67 games, 1895-2004 Endgames for Pure Pleasure games from Silman's Complete Endgame Course ,ch.9 -the 5 best endgame players of all time- Lasker Rubinstein Capablanca Smyslov Fischer 15 games, 1907-1985 Estrategia en la Apertura 1 Johan Hellsten Libro de Johan Hellsten de su serie de 8 libros de estrategia. Titulo Original "Mastering opening strategy" 2012 8 games, 1956-2004

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