Winning Chess Endings | Yasser Seirawan

Winning Chess Endings offers a dynamic approach to mastering endgames, immersing readers in the heart of famous matches through engaging, firsthand stories. 

You’ll witness some of the most thrilling chess endings and gain the skills to dominate this crucial phase of the game.

• This book is suitable for players in the range of 1000 - 2000 Elo. It also provides depth for more advanced players
• Find checkmates efficiently, from straightforward to complex, across essential endgame patterns
• With systematic lessons on all the fundamental endgame principles such as king and pawn, king and rook, king and bishop etc.
• Become an expert in the most frequent endgame scenarios
• Including instructive game annotations which highlight thought processes and decision-making

*This book is a part of Seirawan’s Winning Chess series:  Play Winning Chess # 1 - Winning Chess Openings – Winning Chess Tactics

Reader’s reviews:

This book is a fantastic resource for both novice and intermediate chess players. The author effectively teaches endgame principles using real-life game scenarios and concise explanations. For instance, it covers critical strategies, like handling a situation where you have a bishop and a pawn against a lone king – Charries.

So far, this is the best book I’ve encountered for learning chess endgames. As a beginner, it has greatly helped me improve my game. If you're also looking to enhance your understanding of strategy, tactics, and other areas of chess, the author's other works are equally worth exploring! – PL.

This book isn't meant to serve as a comprehensive endgame manual, even for beginners. For example, you could go through Pandolfini's Endgame Course entirely and still find value in this book. 

It’s more about enjoyment. Seirawan clearly explains endgame ideas, often adding engaging anecdotes, tension, and humour. He covers some basics in detail, like the King+Bishop+Knight vs. King scenario, which is rare in actual games. 

The book also includes master-level endings for practical insights, and his discussion on rook endings (commonly seen in games) is beneficial. The book concludes with an intriguing chapter on the difference between Grandmaster-level play and computer-generated perfect moves.

It’s another captivating addition to the Winning Chess series, recommended for players around the 1300 rating level, even with little endgame experience – GoodrickP.

About the Author:

Yasser Seirawan is a Syrian-born American chess Grandmaster and four-time United States champion. He won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1979. Seirawan is also a published chess author and commentator.

Other details:

Paperback
256 pages
Dimensions: 19.05cm x 1.91cm x 23.50cm 
ISBN-13: 9781857443486