Annotated bibliography Chess endgame literature

1 annotated bibliography

1.1 small, general one-volume books
1.2 large, more comprehensive one-volume books
1.3 multi-volume works
1.4 books on specific endings

1.4.1 pawn endings
1.4.2 rook endings
1.4.3 minor piece endings
1.4.4 other endings


1.5 endgame strategy
1.6 endgames specific players
1.7 miscellaneous endgame books
1.8 magazines
1.9 computer

annotated bibliography

here books on chess endgames in english.

small, general one-volume books

practical chess endings paul keres, 1981 paperback edition



winning chess endings, yasser seirawan, 2003, everyman chess. isbn 1-85744-348-9. introductory book.
improve endgame play, glenn flear, 2000, everyman chess. isbn 1-85744-246-6. introductory book.
just facts!: winning endgame knowledge in 1 volume, lev alburt , nikolai krogius, 2000, newmarket press. isbn 1-889323-15-2. introductory book.
essential chess endings: tournament player s guide, james howell, 1997, batsford. isbn 0-7134-8189-7. small comprehensive book.
grandmaster secrets: endings, andrew soltis, 1997, 2003, thinker s press, isbn 0-938650-66-1. elementary book.
pandolfini s endgame course, bruce pandolfini, 1988, fireside, isbn 0-671-65688-0. many short elementary endgame lessons.
chess endings made simple: how approach endgame confidence, ian snape, 2003, gambit publications, isbn 1-901983-97-8
chess endings: essential knowledge, yuri averbakh, 1966, 1993, everyman chess. isbn 1-85744-022-6. contains elementary material , few more advanced topics, not comprehensive.
practical chess endings, paul keres, 1973, r.h.m. press. isbn 0-89058-028-6. highly regarded out of print.
a pocket guide chess endgames, david hooper, 1970, bell & hyman. isbn 0-7135-1761-1. small yet relatively comprehensive book.
a guide chess endings, dr. max euwe , david hooper, 1959, 1976, dover. isbn 0-486-23332-4. analysis of positions of many types, little overall discussion of principles.
practical chess endings, irving chernev, 1961, dover. isbn 0-486-22208-x. analysis of positions of few types, little overall discussion of principles.
concise chess endings, neil mcdonald, 2002, everyman chess. isbn 978-1-85744-313-4. basic material in physically small book.
the endgame, marat makarov, 2007, chess stars, isbn 978-954-8782-63-0. basic material.
how win in chess endings, i. a. horowitz, 1957, david mckay.

large, more comprehensive one-volume books

basic chess endings has appeared hardbound , softbound several covers. 1 1971.



basic chess endings, reuben fine , pal benko, 1941, 2003, mckay. isbn 0-8129-3493-8. first modern endgame book in english. classic book fine in 1941 – revised benko in 2003.
fundamental chess endings, karsten müller , frank lamprecht, 2001, gambit publications. isbn 1-901983-53-6. highly regarded - comprehensive , modern.
dvoretsky s endgame manual, second edition, mark dvoretsky, 2006, russel enterprises. isbn 1-888690-28-3. modern manual book noted chess teacher.
silman s complete endgame course: beginner master, jeremy silman, 2007, siles press, isbn 1-890085-10-3. has unique approach, presenting material in order of difficulty , need know of various classes of players. starts material absolute beginner , progresses master-level material.
practical endgame play - mastering basics, efstratios grivas, 2008, everyman chess, isbn 978-1-85744-556-5.
batsford chess endings, jon speelman, jon tisdall, , bob wade, 1993, batsford. isbn 0-7134-4420-7. more of catalog of positions , analysis little discussion (probably out of print).
the russian endgame handbook, ilya rabinovich. 2012 english translation of 1938 russian book. isbn 978-1-936277-41-4.


multi-volume works

works averbakh, individual books , comprehensive chess endings



comprehensive chess endings, yuri averbakh, et al., 1983. in 5 volumes. pretty detailed, advanced, , comprehensive @ various endings. intended players rating of 1880 or higher. published pergamon press. work appeared series of smaller books (e.g. bishop endings, knight endings, etc.). out of print in book form, available on computer cd-rom.

volume 1: bishop endings/knight endings, yuri averbakh , vitaly chekhover, isbn 0-08-026900-1, 553 diagrams, 209 pages.
volume 2: bishop against knight, rook against minor piece, yuri averbakh, isbn 0-08-026902-8, 631 diagrams, 245 pages.
volume 3: queen , pawn endings, queen versus rook, queen versus minor piece, yuri averbakh, vitaly chekhover, , v. henkin, isbn 0-08-026904-4, 734 diagrams, 306 pages.
volume 4: pawn endings, yuri averbakh , ilya maizelis, isbn 0-08-026906-0, 768 diagrams, 291 pages.
volume 5: rook endings, yuri averbakh , nikolai kopayev, isbn 0-08-026908-7, 808 diagrams, 322 pages.


encyclopedia of chess endings, Šahovski informator (chess informant), edited aleksandar matanović. contains no text (only moves few codes) , aimed @ experts , masters. published in 5 volumes:



theory , practice of chess endings, alexander panchenko. 2 small volumes (318 positions/160 pages , 356 positions/176 pages).
nunn s chess endings, john nunn, 2010, 2 volumes. more in-depth companion understanding chess endgames , covers positions games.

volume 1: pawn endings, knight endings, bishop endings, knight vs. bishop endings, queen endings, 319 pages.
volume 2: rook endings, rook , minor piece endings, 351 pages.



some books on specific endings
pawn endings


starting out: pawn endings, glenn flear, 2004, everyman chess. isbn 1-85744-362-4. book advancing , intermediate players.
secrets of pawn endings, karsten müller , frank lamprecht, 2007, gambit. (reissue of 2000 book everyman chess, corrections.) isbn 978-1-904600-88-6. in-depth book king , pawn endgames.
comprehensive chess endings: pawn endings, volume 4, yuri averbakh , ilya maizelis, see above.
1000 pawn endings, józsef pintér, 2006, isbn 963-87170-0-9. positions (mostly games studies) , moves, no text.
fishbein, alexander (1993), king , pawn endings, american chess promotions, isbn 0-939298-39-2 

rook endings


cover of 1975 hardback printing of rook endings.



starting out: rook endgames (2004). chris ward, everyman chess. isbn 1-85744-374-8. book advancing , intermediate players.
the survival guide rook endings, john emms, 2008. gambit. isbn 978-1-904600-94-7. (reissue of 1999 book everyman chess, corrections.) in-depth book rook , pawn endgames.
practical rook endings, victor korchnoi, 1999, 2002, olms. isbn 3-283-00401-3. introductory chapter on fundamental positions followed detailed analysis of fourteen rook endgames actual games.
rook endings, grigory levenfish , vasily smyslov, 1971, batsford. isbn 0-7134-0449-3. considered classic study of rook , pawn endings, out of print.
secrets of rook endings, john nunn, 1992, 1999, gambit publications. isbn 1-901983-18-8. goes intricate details of ending of king, 1 rook, , 1 pawn versus king , 1 rook – culled computer endgame tablebase. considers positions based on every starting position of pawn.
practical rook endings, edmar mednis, 1982, chess enterprises. isbn 0-931462-16-9. small book on rook , pawn endgames.
minev, nikolay (2004), practical guide rook endgames, russell enterprises, isbn 1-888690-22-4 


comprehensive chess endings: rook endings, volume 5, yuri averbakh , nikolai kopayev, see above.
1000 rook endings, józsef pintér, 2007, isbn 978-963-9750-00-5. positions (mostly games studies) , moves, no text.

minor piece endings


starting out: minor piece endgames, john emms, 2004, everyman chess, isbn 1-85744-359-4. book advancing , intermediate players.
comprehensive chess endings: bishop endings/knight endings, volume 1, yuri averbakh , vitaly chekhover, see above.
secrets of minor-piece endings, john nunn, batsford. detailed @ endgames of 1 minor piece , pawn versus 1 minor piece, plus 2 bishops versus 1 knight (with no pawns), based on computer tablebase, isbn 0-8050-4228-8.
1000 minor piece endings, józsef pintér, 2007. positions (mostly games studies) , moves, no text.
mednis, edmar (1990), practical bishop endings, chess enterprises, isbn 0-945470-04-5 


mednis, edmar (1993), practical knight endings, chess enterprises, isbn 0-945470-35-5 

other endings

secrets of pawnless endings, john nunn, 1994, 2002, gambit publications. isbn 1-901983-65-x. detailed @ relatively rare critical endings without pawns, based on computer tablebase.
polak, tomas (2008), rook against 2 pieces, sachy 

endgame strategy

strategic endgames endgames begin @ end of middlegame. each player has several pieces, making position difficult analyze in detail. therefore, not outcome should or best line of play.

hansen, lars bo (2006), secrets of chess endgame strategy, gambit, isbn 1-904600-44-1 


shereshevsky, mikhail (1994), engame strategy (fr)
flear, glenn (2007), practical endgame play - beyond basics: definitive guide endgames matter, everyman chess, isbn 978-1-85744-555-8  follow-up companion practical endgame play grivas.


müller, karsten; pajeken, wolfgang (2008), how play chess endings, gambit publications, isbn 978-1-904600-86-2  follow-up companion fundamental chess endings müller , lamprecht.

endgames specific players

capablanca s best chess endings: 60 complete games, irving chernev, 1978, dover. isbn 0-486-24249-8. complete games endgame lessons.
vasily smyslov: endgame virtuoso, vasily smyslov, 1997, everyman chess. isbn 1-85744-198-2. endings plus complete games illustrate endgames.
károlyi, tibor; aplin, nick (2007), endgame virtuoso anatoly karpov, new in chess, isbn 978-90-5691-202-4 . contains 105 of best games, annotations of endgames.


kaufeld, jurgen; kern, guido (2011), grandmaster chess strategy: amateurs can learn ulf andersson s positional masterpieces, new in chess, isbn 978-90-5691-346-5  has 4 chapters of endgames ulf andersson.

miscellaneous endgame books

mastering endgame, glenn flear, 2001, everyman chess. isbn 1-85744-233-4. follow-up elementary books.
six hundred endings, lajos portisch , balázs sárközy, 1981, pergamon press. isbn 0-08-024137-9. examines specific endgames actual games , studies, categorized basic type of ending.
winning endgame technique, alexander beliavsky , adrian mikhalchishin, 1995, batsford, isbn 0-7134-7512-9. explores several key types of endgames.
winning endgame strategy, alexander beliavsky , adrian mikhalchishin, 2000, batsford, isbn 0-7134-8446-2.
modern endgame practice, alexander beliavsky , adrian mikhalchishin, 2003, batsford, isbn 0-7134-8740-2.
endgame secrets: how plan in endgame in chess, christopher lutz, 1999, batsford. isbn 0-7134-8165-x. examines forty-five endgames actual play.
analysing endgame, jonathan speelman, 1981, arco chess library. isbn 0-668-05242-2. analysis of basic endgames , more complex ones. can difficult going.
endgame preparation, jon speelman, 1981, batsford. isbn 0-7134-4000-7 (limp) isbn 0-7134-3999-8 (cased). covers selected endgame topics. can difficult going.
c.j.s. purdy on endgame, cecil purdy, 2003, thinker s press, isbn 1-888710-03-9 - collection of various articles, not full encyclopedia.
101 chess endgame tips: golden nuggets of endgame wisdom, stephen giddins, 2007, gambit, isbn 978-1-904600-66-4
giddins, steve (2012). greatest ever chess endgames. everyman chess. isbn 978-1-85744-694-4. 


van perlo s endgame tactics, gerardus c. van perlo, 2006, new in chess, isbn 978-90-5691-168-3
practical endgame play, neil mcdonald, 1996, cadogan. isbn 978-1-85744-176-5.
practical endgame lessons, edmar mednis, mckay.
mednis, edmar (1987), questions , answers on practical endgame play, chess enterprises, isbn 0-931462-69-x 


griffiths, peter (1992), exploring endgame, american chess promotions, isbn 0-939298-83-x  fifty-four annotated endgames games, give complete game.


griffiths, p.c. (1976), endgame: in modern theory , practice, g. bell & sons, isbn 0-7135-1953-3  not comprehensive practical endgames tournament games


de la villa, jesús (2008), 100 endgames must know, new in chess, isbn 978-90-5691-244-4  subtitle: vital lessons every chess player


how play chess endings, eugene znosko-borovsky, 1940
dvoretsky, mark; yusupov, artur (2008), secrets of endgame technique, olms, isbn 978-3-283-00517-7 


silman, jeremy (1992), essential chess endings explained move move. volume one: novice through intermediate (2nd ed.), chess digest, isbn 0-87568-172-7 


smith, ken (1992), essential chess endings explained move move. volume two: intermediate through master, chess digest, isbn 0-87568-210-3 


donaldson, john (1995), essential chess endings advanced players, chess digest, isbn 0-87568-263-4 
angos, alex (2005), move ... win!: lesson in zugzwang, thinkers press, inc., isbn 978-1-888710-18-2  zugzwang positions, entirely in endgame.
prandstetter, eduard; balashov, yuri (1992), basic endgames, prague chess agency, isbn 80-901056-0-2 
benko, pal (2007), pal benko s endgame laboratory, ishi press, isbn 0-923891-88-9  collection of benko s chess life articles 1981-86
pandolfini, bruce (2009), endgame workshop: principles practical player, russell enterprises, isbn 978-1-888690-53-8 
nunn, john (2009), understanding chess endgames, gambit publications, isbn 978-1-906454-11-1 
mednis, edmar; crouch, colin (1992), rate endgame, cadogan, isbn 978-1-85744-174-1  based on practical endgame lessons mednis, expanded , includes exercises


dvoretsky, mark (2003), school of chess excellence 1: endgame analysis, olms, isbn 978-3-283-00416-3  deep analysis of endgames. in 3 parts: analysis of adjourned positions, endgame knowledge, , endgame studies.

magazines

eg magazine

computer

huberman (liskov), barbara jane (1968), program play chess end games, stanford university department of computer science, technical report cs 106, stanford artificial intelligence project memo ai-65 


stiller, lewis (1996), multilinear algebra , chess endgames (pdf), berkeley, california: mathematical sciences research institute, games of no chance, msri publications, volume 29