{"product_id":"9781910093818","title":"Understanding Rook Endgames","description":"\u003cp\u003eEndgames with rooks and pawns are the most frequently occurring in chess, arising in about 1 game in 10. If you learn an important technique in this endgame, chances are you will end up using it sooner or later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd there are a great many methods and concepts that can be mastered with a little effort. This book highlights the key themes in rook endings, and at each turn invites the reader to test his knowledge and skills with abundant exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRook endgame theory does not stand still. New practical examples illustrate novel approaches as players seek to pose problems to their opponents – Magnus Carlsen has shown that even the driest-looking positions can feature deadly traps. The ongoing creation of new endgame tablebases – of which coauthor Yakov Konoval has been at the forefront – enables new classes of positions to be assessed with definitive certainty. Using six-man and the brand new seven-man tablebases, the authors re-examine many of the old evaluations and reach new and enlightening conclusions about classic rook endings. You will be startled and amazed, and soon discover that you are becoming a far more effective endgame player.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerman grandmaster Karsten Müller is arguably the world’s foremost writer on chess endgames. His ‘masterwork’, Fundamental Chess Endings, is a modern endgame ‘bible’ and was studied intensively in his youth by current World Champion Magnus Carlsen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYakov Konoval is a Russian chess-player and programmer who studied at Mikhail Botvinnik’s chess school. He has written programs for solving chess problems and has pioneered new techniques for generating endgame tablebases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gambit Publications, LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039414698224,"sku":"9781910093818","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910093818_p0.jpg?v=1763626105","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910093818","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}