Bücher von Jesus De La Villa

New (4th) Edition of an All-time Classic. The good news about chess endgames is that there are relatively few endings you should really know by heart. What's more: once you know these endings, that's it! Your knowledge never goes out of date.The bad news is that, all the same, the endgame technique of most players is deficient. Modern time-controls make matters worse: there is simply not enough time to delve deep into the position.Jesus de la Villa debunks the myth that endgame theory is complex and teaches you to steer the game into a position you are familiar with.This book contains only those endgames that: show up most frequently, are easy to learn, contain ideas that are useful in more difficult positions.Your performance will improve dramatically because you will get: simple rules, detailed and lively explanations, many diagrams, clear summaries of the most important themes and dozens of tests.

Jesus de la Villas worldwide bestseller 100 Endgames You Must Know successfully debunked the myth that endgame theory is complex and that endgame books are tedious. Reviewers praised its clarity and completeness and thousands of players dramatically improved their endgame understanding (and their results!). In recent years, De la Villas students sometimes complained that when they had to apply what they had studied in 100 Endgames, they didnt always have the material ready at their fingertips. De la Villa then made an important discovery: most of the errors his students made are being made by others as well, even by strong and sometimes famous chess players! De la Villa started collecting training material and selected those exercises best suited to retain and improve your knowledge and avoid common errors. In this book the Spanish grandmaster presents hundreds of exercises grouped according to the various chapters in 100 Endgames. Solving these puzzles will drive home the most important ideas, refresh your knowledge and improve your technique. This book contains a massive amount of clear, concise and easy-to-follow chess endgame instruction. The advice De la Villa gives in the solutions is practical and useful. Ideal for every post-beginner, club player and candidate master who wishes to win more games.

The good news about endgames is:there are relatively few endings you should know by heartonce you know these endings, that's it. Your knowledge never goes out of date!The bad news is that, all the same, the endgame technique of most players is deficient. Modern time-controls make matters worse: there is simply not enough time to delve deep into the position.Jesus de la Vila debunks the myth that endgame theory is complex and he teaches you to steer the game into a position you are familiar with.This book contains only those endgames that:¯ show up most frequently¯ are easy to learn¯ contain ideas that are useful in more difficult positions.Your performance will improve dramatically because this book brings you:¯ simple rules¯ detailed and lively explanations¯ many diagrams¯ clear summaries of the most important themes¯ dozens of tests.