Two leading grandmasters, both Championship trainers, study a variety of typical endgame endgame situations which you are likely to encounter. 

The strategic guidance they provide will be invaluable to players of all standards when playing endgames, or deciding what type of endgame to aim for.

When is a bishop better than a knight? 

• When are a rook and pawn a match for two minor pieces?

• How to win an exchange up 

• Tactics in the endgame

Packed with tips from Garry Kasparov's trainer 

Features Capablanca's Puzzle and the Riddle of Duchamp

The authors have put in years of painstaking study to acquire their great mastery of the endgame. 

Reading this book will help you make the most of your chances in any endgame you reach. 

Alexander Beliavsky, World Junior Champion in 1973, has been amongst the world's élite for nearly twenty years, and has earned a reputation as a great fighter. He won the USSR Championship the strongest in the world on numerous occa-sions, and has won many other top-class events. Garry Kasparov selected him to be his personal coach during the 1993 World Championship match against Nigel Short in London.

Adrian Mikhalchishin is a renowned Ukrainian theoretician who often writes about both openings and endgames in many magazines. He competed in the USSR Championship on four occasions.

ISBN 0-7134-7512-9

9780713 475128