REUBEN FINE - Basic Chess Endings

U S A, David McKay, 1941. 2nd Edition, Binding: Cloth, Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall Duodecimo Hardback Hardback. Basic Chess Endings. Slight wear to top and bottom of spine of cloth and corners. Mark to top edge of spine of cloth. Wear and browning to D/J. Small piece of D/J. missing from top edge of spine. It has been said that it is the end-game in Chess which particularly distinguiches the master-player's technique from that of even the best of ordinary players; and this essentially practical guide to end-game play may claim to be one of the few indispensable books of instruction and reference for serious students of Chess. The book covers every phase of the end-game: it has no problems or tricky positions, and everything in it is of immediate practical value. It instructs the player as to what to do, and how and why; and in addition to presenting specific typical positions, it lays down many invaluable general principles applicable to all tyoes of end-games. Contents: Preface. Introduction. Bibliography. The Elementary Mates. King and Pawn Endings. Knight and Pawn Endings. Bishop and Pawn Endings. Minor Piece Endings. Rook and Pawn Endings. Rooks and Minor Pieces. Queen Endings. Conclusion and Summary. 573 pp.