Pandolfini's Endgame Course: Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher
Based on his private course for students, America’s foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit presents an easy-to-use guide that explains invaluable "inner circle" endgame concepts for players of any level.

The endgame has always been a particularly instructive phase of chess play. It provides the perfect opportunity for understanding the potential power of each chess piece in every chess situation—from opening move to checkmate.

But the endgame is often viewed as an inaccessible area of play by most players whose experience is limited to watching championship games. Now, Pandolfini changes all of that.

With one endgame example per page and covering every endgame category in order of difficulty, Paldolfini walks you through all the basic concepts including:

—square of the pawn
—critical squares
—corresponding squares
—other new approaches not mentioned in classic references

Featuring a glossary of concepts and diagrams throughout, this volume is the not-so-secret password to a whole new realm of chess play and entertainment for the average player.
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Pandolfini's Endgame Course: Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher
Based on his private course for students, America’s foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit presents an easy-to-use guide that explains invaluable "inner circle" endgame concepts for players of any level.

The endgame has always been a particularly instructive phase of chess play. It provides the perfect opportunity for understanding the potential power of each chess piece in every chess situation—from opening move to checkmate.

But the endgame is often viewed as an inaccessible area of play by most players whose experience is limited to watching championship games. Now, Pandolfini changes all of that.

With one endgame example per page and covering every endgame category in order of difficulty, Paldolfini walks you through all the basic concepts including:

—square of the pawn
—critical squares
—corresponding squares
—other new approaches not mentioned in classic references

Featuring a glossary of concepts and diagrams throughout, this volume is the not-so-secret password to a whole new realm of chess play and entertainment for the average player.
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Pandolfini's Endgame Course: Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher

Pandolfini's Endgame Course: Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher

by Bruce Pandolfini
Pandolfini's Endgame Course: Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher

Pandolfini's Endgame Course: Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher

by Bruce Pandolfini

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Overview

Based on his private course for students, America’s foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit presents an easy-to-use guide that explains invaluable "inner circle" endgame concepts for players of any level.

The endgame has always been a particularly instructive phase of chess play. It provides the perfect opportunity for understanding the potential power of each chess piece in every chess situation—from opening move to checkmate.

But the endgame is often viewed as an inaccessible area of play by most players whose experience is limited to watching championship games. Now, Pandolfini changes all of that.

With one endgame example per page and covering every endgame category in order of difficulty, Paldolfini walks you through all the basic concepts including:

—square of the pawn
—critical squares
—corresponding squares
—other new approaches not mentioned in classic references

Featuring a glossary of concepts and diagrams throughout, this volume is the not-so-secret password to a whole new realm of chess play and entertainment for the average player.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780671656881
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication date: 10/15/1988
Series: Fireside Chess Library
Pages: 320
Sales rank: 1,072,178
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Bruce Pandolfini is one of the world’s most sought-after chess teachers and one of the most widely read chess writers working today. His role as analyst for PBS’s coverage of the 1972 match between chess superstars Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky first launched him into the public eye. His coaching of chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin was portrayed in the book and film Searching for Bobby Fischer. He is a regular columnist for Chess Life, the bible of the chess world, and continues to coach young players professionally and consults for CEOs from numerous Fortune 500 companies. Pandolfini also created over 300 hypothetical games as a consultant for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction9
About Algebraic Notation11
IPieces in Action
1Elementary Checkmates: Heavy Pieces17
Queen and Rook (Endgames 1-2)18
Rook and Rook (Endgame 3)20
Queen (Endgames 4-7)21
Rook (Endgames 8-11)25
2Elementary Checkmates: Minor Pieces29
Two Bishops (Endgames 12-15)30
Bishop and Knight (Endgames 16-24)34
3Heavy Pieces in Combat45
Two Queens (Endgame 25)46
Queen vs. Queen (Endgames 26-27)47
Queen vs. Rook (Endgames 28-34)49
4Rooks and Minor Pieces57
Rook vs. Bishop (Endgames 35-39)58
Rook vs. Knight (Endgames 40-41)63
Rook and Bishop vs. Rook (Endgames 42-47)65
IIThe Pawns in Action
5King and Pawn vs. King73
Square of the Pawn (Endgames 48-49)74
Escort Problems (Endgames 50-51)76
Pawn on 7th Rank (Endgame 52)78
Pawn on 6th Rank (Endgames 53-59)79
Pawn on 5th Rank (Endgames 60-63)86
Pawn on 4th Rank (Endgames 64-66)92
Pawn on 3rd Rank (Endgames 67-69)95
Pawn on 2nd Rank (Endgames 70-72)98
Rook-pawns (Endgames 73-75)101
6King and Two Pawns vs. King105
Doubled Pawns (Endgames 76-77)106
Connected Pawns (Endgames 78-79)108
Split Pawns-1 File Apart (Endgames 80-83)110
Split Pawns-2 Files Apart (Endgames 84-85)114
7King and Pawn vs. King and Pawn117
Pawns on the Same File (Endgames 86-91)118
Pawns on Adjacent Files (Endgames 92-95)124
Passed Pawns (Endgames 96-100)129
8King and Two Pawns vs. King and Pawn135
All Passed Pawns (Endgames 101-102)136
Opposing Pawns plus Passed Pawn (Endgames 103-105)138
Three Adjacent Files (Endgame 106)142
Protected Passed Pawn (Endgames 107-108)143
Backward Pawn (Endgames 109-113)145
Connected Pawns (Endgames 114-118)151
9Miscellaneous King and Pawn Positions (Endgames 119-128)157
IIIPieces and Pawns in Action
10Heavy Pieces vs. Pawn171
Queen vs. Pawn(s) (Endgames 129-134)172
Rook vs. Pawn (Endgames 135-140)178
Rook vs. Two Pawns (Endgames 141-144)184
11Minor Pieces vs. Pawn189
Bishop vs. Pawn (Endgames 145-146)190
Knight vs. Pawn (Endgames 147-155)192
Knights vs. Pawn (Endgames 156-158)201
12Minor Piece plus Pawn205
Bishop and Pawn (Endgames 159-164)206
Bishop and Pawn vs. Pawn (Endgames 165-168)212
Knight and Pawn (Endgames 169-172)216
Knight and Pawn vs. Pawn (Endgames 173-176)220
13Heavy Pieces225
Queen vs. Rook and Pawn (Endgame 177)226
Queen and Pawn vs. Rook and Pawn (Endgames 178-179)227
Queen and Pawn vs. Queen (Endgames 180-184)229
14Heavy Pieces: Rooks235
Rook and Pawn (7th Rank) vs. Rook (Endgames 185-196)236
Rook and Pawn (6th Rank) vs. Rook (Endgames 197-204)248
Rook and Pawn (5th or 4th Rank) vs. Rook (Endgames 205-212)256
Rooks and Pawns (Endgames 213-216)266
15Minor Pieces271
Bishop and Pawn(s) vs. Bishop (Endgames 217-228)272
Knight and Pawn vs. Knight (Endgames 229-230)286
Bishop and Pawn vs. Knight (Endgames 231-235)288
Knight and Pawn vs. Bishop (Endgames 236-239)293
Glossary297
Index313
About the Author320
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