Silman's Complete Endgame Course - From Beginner To Master

For over 100 years, the world's leading chess players and teachers have
told their students to study the endgame. Now, for the first time, a
revolutionary, richly instructive endgame book has been designed for
players of all levels. This is the one and only endgame book you'll need as
you move up the ladder from beginner to tournament player and master.
Designed to "speak" to a player in a very personal way, Silman's book
teaches the student everything he or she needs to know at his or her
current rating level, and builds on that knowledge for each subsequent
phase of the player's development. Starting at the beginner's level, all
basic mates are clearly and painstakingly explained. After that, the
critical building blocks that form the endgame foundation for all
tournament hopefuls and experienced tournament competitors are explored in
detail. Finally, advanced endgame secrets, based on concepts rather than
memorization, are presented in a way that makes them easy to master. The
basic keys to a well-rounded endgame education -- Opposition, the Lucena
and Philidor Positions, Cat and Mouse, Trebuchet, Fox in the Chicken Coup,
Triangulation, Building a Box, Square of a Pawn, Outflanking, the Principle
of Two Weaknesses -- are vital. But equally important is creating a love of
the endgame, which is addressed at the end of the book with a look at chess
tactics, minor piece domination, and a discussion of the five greatest
endgame players of all time -- all things that every fan of chess at every
level can enjoy. If you have found the endgame to be a mystery, if you have
found that your confidence plummets once you reach an endgame, if you have
searched for an instructive endgame book that will turn your weakest link
-- your endgame -- into your personal field of power, your search is over.
The book is the key to a world of essential ideas, startling beauty, and
stunning creativity.