Good books on complex endgames are rare. Writing a book on theoretical positions is simple, it has been done hundreds of times. But endgame strategy is difficult to teach. In this category you will find some of the best books on complex endgames ever written.
You need three types of endgame books when you study the endgame. You need a book on endgame strategy, covering complex endgames, a book that covers theoretical endgames, as they are the basis without which you cannot hope to understand complex positions, and you need a collection of problems to solve, since that is how you transfer theoretical knowledge into a skill you can apply over the board.
Rating:
- 2000
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- 2200+
- Secrets of Queen Endgames
- Ferenc Berkes, Tibor Karolyi
Rating:
- 1400
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- 2200
- How to Play Chess Endgames
- Karsten Müller, Wolfgang Pajeken
Rating:
- 1400
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- 2200
- Amateur to IM, Proven Ideas and Training Methods
- Jonathan Hawkins
Rating:
- -800
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- 1800
- The Practical Endgame Bible, Guidelines for the Fundamentals of the Endgame
- Boroljub Zlatanovic
Rating:
- 1800
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- 2200+
- School of Chess Excellence – Volume 1 Endgame Analysis
- Mark Dvoretsky