Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Levenfish and smyslov also examine the more dangerous 44. A strong player must be familiar with the theory of rook endings. Teaser efstratios grivas your jungle guide to rook endings pdf. Grigory levenfish and vasily smyslov 1971 rook endings batsford edition notable games. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. But even then, one must stubbornly seek out any possibility of activating the rook, not even stopping at sacrificing pawns, or making your own kings position worse. Checking distance in rook endings greencastleblock. Rook and pawn ending smyslov reshevsky moscow 1948 a beautifully played rook and pawn ending by vasily smyslov. Th is is a diffi cult subject where concrete knowledge is demanded. Secrets of rook endings, by john nunn, 1992, 1999, gambit publications.
Read or download rook endings book by grigory levenfish, vasily smyslov hardcover. The main practical recommendation is that the rook should be active. Also, if both kings are distant, one rook cant force through a pawn against another rook not like queens, for instance. Chapter 2 deals with some extraordinary endings with rook pawns and rook s vs a fair number of pawns. Endgame virtuoso, which contains 122 of the great mans endgames, plus 40 complete annotated games that result in endings fantastic value. His main purpose is to inspire readers with a deep interest in rook endings, and he promises that anyone who thoroughly masters the given material will raise his elo rating by 100 points or more. Rook endings, by grigory levenfish and vasily smyslov, 1971, batsford. Capablancas advice and start with an elementary rook ending in which only one rook is present on the board. Buy rook endings the tournament players collection 2nd revised edition by levenfish, grigory, smyslov, v. It looks like a masters degree thesis written at a graduate university program. Understanding rook endgames guy haworth reading, uk1 understanding rook endgames muller and konoval, 2016 or ure is the latest contribution of many to endgame lore by gambit publications, and is the first such work totally checked by 7man and sub7man. Vasily smyslov 24 march 1921 27 march 2010 was a russian chess grandmaster, and world chess champion from 1957 to 1958.
Livros em pdfdjvu volume 10 professor clauber martins. As nearly all rook endings will result in one of these three positions it is necessary that we go over the basics before advancing to more complex material. White places his rook so that, not only does it put pressure on the b pawn, but it also has the threat of beginning an attack on the black kingside pawns. Continue gm dejan bojkovs series with some seriously educational bishop, rook, and queen endings. May 11, 20 my favourite endgame book is paul keres practical chess endings which has a section on the most common rook endings. Dec 01, 2016 here are three things smyslov himself stressed about rook endings.
Classic works are also still valid including smyslov and levenfi shs rook endings plus studies by the greatest rook endgame specialist nikolay kopaev in averbakhs endgame manuals. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Efstratios grivas your jungle guide to rook endings. A fantastic book about rook endings was written by nikolay minev, but for some reason it is not widely known.
The internets oldest and best chess database and community. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Chess rook endings by grigory levenfish and vasily smyslov pdf ebook download page free download chess rook endings by grigory levenfish and vasily smyslov pdf ebook chess ro, rook and pawn endings are of immense practical importance to the competitive chess player. Understanding rook endgames centaur university of reading. Smyslov was a candidate for the world chess championship on eight occasions 1948, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1965, 1983, and 1985. It is designed to take a chess player with the most limited knowledge of basic rook ending ideas to a master level understanding of the most important patterns, techniques, winning. In 1971, vasily smyslov and grigory levenfish wrote a book on this very subject that was titled simply, rook endings. Bryan examines various rook endings resulting from different openings played through to conclusion. Many chess games conclude in the endgame, and from ancient times this stage of the game has. There are indeed times when the rook must remain passive and implement purely defensive functions. For more information regarding books condition check provided images or ask us.
Exeter chess clubs library is sitting in a number of cardboard boxes in my attic. Are rook endings the ugly duckling of endgame artistry. Mastering basic rook endgames elite chess training. This book includes 122 endings from my career, and 40 games played in international competitions and in my own country. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. A majority of rook and pawn endings with more pawns have the potential of being reduced to this type of endgame rook and one pawn versus rook guliev 2003. We have a few great masters of rook endings to help us, in particular the likes of akiba rubinstein and vasily smyslov. And rook endings are well known for their deceptive simplicity. Chess rook endings by grigory levenfish and vasily. Classic russian work on rook endings translated by philip f. The examples in pandolfinis endgame course are arranged in three major sections.
The main factors for rook endgame analyzes include activity of the rooks, position of the kings, presence of past pawns and ability to promote them. But his coverage of more basic rook endings is not thorough enough for my taste, i prefer to study them in more detail to aid understanding and memory. I have chess endings made simple which covers rook endgames in only 21 pages. Vasily smyslov won the world chamionship in 1957 and was a world title candidate finalist as recently as 1984. Smyslov vs j h donner, 1967 b17 carokann, steinitz variation, 73 moves, 01. I have always enjoyed playing endings and have never avoided going into an endgame, if the logic of the struggle demanded it. Comprehensive chess endings, volume 1, bishop endings, knight endings pergamon russian chess series by yuri averbakh. Rubinstein had very innovative examples of rook endings.
Rook endings by smyslov vasily levenfish grigory abebooks. There are several books on rook endings, the best known being those by cheron, fine, levenfish and smyslov, euwe and van wijgerden, and kcres. Rook endings tournament players collection levenfish, grigory, smyslov, vasily on. You should quickly discover that, in common with many other endings, two passed pawns pretty well always win, and so situations with a single pawn are most critical. Th roughout chess history many top specialists have developed the theory of rook endings the great lucena, philidor and tarrasch, for example, all contributed to the basic work. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Smyslov, secrets of rook endings, 2003 smyslov, vasily smyslov. The most amazing chess moves of all time, play the open games as black, the survival guide to rook endings, the ultimate chess puzzle book. Incidentally, as recommended by gm jesse kraai at, ive started studying the book vasily smyslov. Practical rook endings, viktor korchnoi download book. Considered a classic study of rook and pawn endings, is out of print.
Exploring rook endings, part 1 of 6 the smyslov benko. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. Chess rook endings by grigory levenfish and vasily smyslov. May 04, 2015 every russian schoolboy knows rook endings at the wwcc. Millions of books are added to our site everyday and when we find one that matches your search, well send you an email. Endgame virtuoso, 1997 snape, chess endings made simple, 2003 soltis, grandmaster secrets. My favourite endgame book is paul keres practical chess endings which has a section on the most common rook endings. When i began writing this book, i surrounded myself with these manuals. Rook endings tournament players collection grigory levenfish, vasily smyslov on. Sep 12, 2018 this comprehensive series instructs on perhaps the most practical and commonly reached type of endgames rook endings. Here is a list of 10 rook endings that every competitive player must know how to play.
Smyslov was one of the lesserknown world chess champions, but that doesnt mean you cant learn anything from his endgames. There are monographs and reference books dedicated to the endgame, where a study is made of theoretical positions, a knowledge of which can assist the chess player. Rook endings by g ia levenfish this book is a players guide to rook endings. Chess endgame literature project gutenberg selfpublishing. Rook endings by grigory levenfish, vasily smyslov hardcoverbook detail. Contentsc contents symbols 5 introduction 6 foreword by john nunn 7 sources 9 statistics 10 1 rook and pawn vs rook 11 1. White kopaev black furman result 01 eco c74 plycount 6 eventdate 1946 1. Whenever i see an interesting rook ending i want to analyze further, i add it to this collection. Rook endings by grigory levenfish and vasily smyslov.
If you want to borrow any of them, please send a pigeon attached to a message in the usual way. Every russian schoolboy knows rook endings at the wwcc. Vasily smyslov simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John nunn wrote a 352page book about this ending, secrets of rook endings nunn 2007. The position from levenfish and smyslov 1986, 1989, originally published in. Tigran petrosian vs vasily smyslov, ussr championship, moscow 1949, sicilian defence, scheveningen variation b84, 01 the first meeting of two future world champions goes to smyslov in a precise positional performance. Also one of the few books that deal with double rook endings. Many chess games conclude in the endgame, and from ancient times this stage of the game has been analysed. Victor korchnoi, one of the greatest experts in the field of rook endings, now documents his own experiences in tournament play. Two champs duke it out with four pawns versus rook. Nov 25, 20 rook endgames are the most common of all, so we will focus on them. Understanding rook endgames muller and konoval, 2016 or ure is the.
White is better not just because of the neater pawns but because he can immediately activate the rook. Rook endings grigory levenfish, vasily smyslov, philip j. Budapest candidates 1950 they were to be joined by the unsuccessful invitees to the 1948 championship, but only vasily smyslov and paul keres took their places. Rook endings book by grigory levenfish thriftbooks. In some cases, two extra pawns are not enough to win. A couple of interesting books specifically on rook endgames are john emms the survival guide to rook endings and edmar mednis practical rook endings none of these books is particularly easy, but if you get out a board, and play through the examples as you read, you. And alex yermolinsky is going to start again form the basics with his amazing. Buy a cheap copy of rook endings book by grigory levenfish. An extra pawn is harder to convert to a win in a rook and pawn endgame than any other type of endgame except a bishop endgame with bishops on opposite colors.
Mastering practical rook endgames elite chess training. This avalanche featured such books as vasily smyslov. If you take lessons from me, the first thing i find out is if you. A couple of interesting books specifically on rook endgames are john emms the survival guide to rook endings and edmar mednis practical rook endings. Part one, called pieces in action, deals with basic mates and confrontations mainly between unlike pieces. Rook and pawn endgames are often drawn in spite of one side having an extra pawn. Ive seen quite a lot of cool looking endings, but no rook endings come to mind. Essential knowledge by yuri averbakh, mastering the endgame volume 1 by mikhail shereshevsky, tactical che.
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