Practical Endgame Lessons by Edmar Mednis

Practical Endgame Lessons Reviews

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  Robert

  I discovered this book thanks to the legendary trainer Mark Dvoretsky, who wrote very positively about it. It deals with endgame principles (like Shereshevsky's Endgame Strategy), but the format of the book is smaller and the material is organized in a different way.
  I especially like Section 3: How Not to Win a Won Endgame:
  "The phrase 'won endgame' is sometimes used for everything from a mate-in-one to a somewhat better position. As used here it means having a material advantage for which the inferior side has no compensation. Such a position should always be won. Chess players being mortal, this does not always happen. However, the reasons for this failure can be readily cataloged. Here are the most important don'ts.
  To not win a won game do the following:
  1. Be careless. Don't expect your opponent to have any tactical threats.
  2. Go for the prettiest continuation - it is bound to win.
  3. Don't worry or work too hard - the game will win itself.
  4. Change your plan as often as you like.
  5. Give up material."