Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master
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- Author：Jeremy Silman
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Summary
For over 100 years， the world's leading chess players and teachers have told their students to study the endgame。 This book teaches the students what they need to know at their current rating level， and builds on that knowledge for each subsequent phase of the player's development。
Reviews
Tarmo Pungas
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Gave me a good basic understanding of the endgame。
Reaper21
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Excellent book，specially for beginners and intermediate players。
Rich
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This is the best book on endgames。 I use it to teach my high school chess team about how to win simple and complicated endgames。 Great examples and concepts。
David Chen
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Not a really good book for beginners。 I like the structure of the book but it's a nightmare for beginners like me because it only gives you the initial diagram and gives you a list of chess notations to work from。 I mean， come on。。。 I'm a beginner， I don't know how to play blindfold chess and see the complications。 It really needs an update in that department。 Aside from that issue， I suggest people using it as a search guideline and once you reach certain spots， you can look for tips on online Not a really good book for beginners。 I like the structure of the book but it's a nightmare for beginners like me because it only gives you the initial diagram and gives you a list of chess notations to work from。 I mean， come on。。。 I'm a beginner， I don't know how to play blindfold chess and see the complications。 It really needs an update in that department。 Aside from that issue， I suggest people using it as a search guideline and once you reach certain spots， you can look for tips on online resources。 。。。more
Jason Stansbury
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A very fun read that will turn your game into a monster。
Eric Lanser
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I have read many chess opening and middle-game books but never did I read a book and instantly see its impact on my game。 I realized after reading this book that endgame techniques are key。 Right away I started winning games that I normally would have drawn， drawing games that I would have lost， and even winning lost endgames after an opponents mistake。 The Philidor， Lucena and short-side defense positions are especially key and should be mastered by every student of the game。
Tyler
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Shelved until my daily chess rating improves （the chapters are gated by rating）， but Silman is great。 Likely the only endgame book a club player would ever need。The Amateur's Mind arrives on Monday， and I'm quite excited for it。 Shelved until my daily chess rating improves （the chapters are gated by rating）， but Silman is great。 Likely the only endgame book a club player would ever need。The Amateur's Mind arrives on Monday， and I'm quite excited for it。 。。。more
AllTheLives ICouldEverLive
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It's good to use as a starting point to study endgames as it covers the most raw/basic themes like the Lucena position， the Vancura position， pawn breakthroughs， quuen and pawn endgames， Knight and pawn endgames， double bishop mate and a lot more！ It's not a hard read and even though I'm rated about 1350 I knew and could understand most of the endgames from the "Class A" section。If you're looking for more strategic endgame books that deal with evaluating complex positions and converting them， th It's good to use as a starting point to study endgames as it covers the most raw/basic themes like the Lucena position， the Vancura position， pawn breakthroughs， quuen and pawn endgames， Knight and pawn endgames， double bishop mate and a lot more！ It's not a hard read and even though I'm rated about 1350 I knew and could understand most of the endgames from the "Class A" section。If you're looking for more strategic endgame books that deal with evaluating complex positions and converting them， then I would NOT recommend this book。 I only gave 4 stars because I don't agree that this is the only book you will need to get to master level with endgames。 As mentioned above， it's only good as a starting point to understand basic endgame theory。 。。。more
Meiyazhagan Meiyazhagan
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Nice book
Doug
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Silman’s books are the best chess education books out there！ I especially liked how he laid this one out！He presented Chess endgames you should know based on what Chess class or rank you are or aspire to be。 Great idea！ Enjoyed working through the various tests at the end of each section too！ Great stuff！ Great author！😎
Pandeeswaran Bhoopathy
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Must read book for any tournament player。
Sart
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Best chess endgame book for beginners！
Nick
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Probably the only chess endgame book I'll ever need。Instructive for people of different ratings。 Probably the only chess endgame book I'll ever need。Instructive for people of different ratings。 。。。more
Miguel Palhas
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Part 1 （Beginners）: skipped。 Only basic endgames with lots of material advantage so farPart 2 （Class E players， 1000-1199）: mostly skipped。 Endgames with material advantage such as queen vs knight or queen vs bishop
fourtriplezed
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I am crap at chess。 I spent a lot of money on books that I thought would at least make me competitive。 Nothing worked。 I think these chess books will all sit in a box gathering dust and one day I might get the urge to rejoin the local club and get butchered by 12 year olds so then may have a further look。 （Generic review for all half finished chess books I will never finish） FWIW I recall this one was of some use。
mathias tesar
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A classic book that every chess student should own
FranklinTV
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Flick thru quickly confirms that this should be a good book。 My chess playing never got sufficiently serious， but if it ever does， Im sure I will refer to this。
Hao Duong
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Good book to read was fun reading it when it feels like the author is trying to connect with you while you are reading the book。 shows many explanations for different situations in chess most the endgame and how to mate in tight spaces。 I recommend this book for starters who know the basics of chess but want to improve in the game its not another boring book to read but for enjoyment and entertainment。
Jamieson
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Silman’s Complete Endgame CourseSilman’s Complete endgame course is a great book for going from beginner to advanced learning。 It ranges from unrated to 2399 rating。 It is complete with good tips， fun puzzles， and incredible solutions。 This books vast puzzles and strategies make it all worth while。tThis book is full of intriguing strategies that any reader could follow and use fairly simply and yet have it make a lasting impact。 The puzzles vary in names from: “rook and king endgames” to “fox in Silman’s Complete Endgame CourseSilman’s Complete endgame course is a great book for going from beginner to advanced learning。 It ranges from unrated to 2399 rating。 It is complete with good tips， fun puzzles， and incredible solutions。 This books vast puzzles and strategies make it all worth while。tThis book is full of intriguing strategies that any reader could follow and use fairly simply and yet have it make a lasting impact。 The puzzles vary in names from: “rook and king endgames” to “fox in the chicken coup”。 The explanation of the algebraic notations make it easy to follow。 Afterwards Silman includes tricky puzzles to make sure you get it。tAfter each section there are around 9 puzzles。 each puzzle is tricky in its own way。 they also vary in what's being asked so you get good at everything。 This really makes sure you understand and remember every strategy。tI would recommend this to all chess players I like （minus: magnus carlson， gata kamsky， bobby fisher， anand， and other beyond talented chess player）。 I would not recommend this to complete beginners but as long as you have even a small bit of experience this book is for you。 。。。more
Robert
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I agree with almost everything said in the previous review except: "。。。is the one and only endgame book you'll need as you move up the ladder from beginner to strong tournament player and finally to master。"Unfortunately， Silman didn't explained how to checkmate with the bishop+knight。 Why？ Let me quote him: "I heretically decided not to include Bishop and Knight vs。 Lone King because it's far from easy to master， and it occurs very rarely in over-the -board play。 In fact， I only got it once in I agree with almost everything said in the previous review except: "。。。is the one and only endgame book you'll need as you move up the ladder from beginner to strong tournament player and finally to master。"Unfortunately， Silman didn't explained how to checkmate with the bishop+knight。 Why？ Let me quote him: "I heretically decided not to include Bishop and Knight vs。 Lone King because it's far from easy to master， and it occurs very rarely in over-the -board play。 In fact， I only got it once in my entire career， while IM John Watson and IM John Donaldson never got it at all！ Is such a rarity really worth the two or three hours it would take to learn it？ I say no。"Here is another quote from Andrew Soltis: "The Estimated Odds of Your: Playing Out K+B+N vs K This Year: 1 in 3，000。"Yes， it's easy to find players who never have to play such endgame - but I also now some mater-level players who HAD to play - and FAILED to deliver checkmate in 50 moves！ Also， one of my students draw during the state-championship because his opponent didn't know the winning-plan， while my other student had to prove - and he proved！ - that he knows how to checkmate。So， while the probability to play this endgame is very - very low， the probability to look like a "patzer" chasing around the opponent's king in an ignorant way is 100%！ Trust me， that friend of mine， a chess master who didn't checkmated his opponent （with a lot of time on the clock and 30 sec。 increment） - he really didn't feel great after the game。 。。。more
Seth
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I think this is an important book for an amateur chess player to have and to review。 It's well organized into easily digestible bits according to your rating。 I think this is an important book for an amateur chess player to have and to review。 It's well organized into easily digestible bits according to your rating。 。。。more
Gary Patella
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As an opening junkie， I have always avoided studying the endgame。 I've tried with other endgame books in the past， but the information was just not presented well in most of them。Finally， after sitting on my shelf unopened for a few years， I started going through this book from beginning to end。 It is truly an excellent format。 It is divided by rating， but it is imperative that you read ALL prior sections （even the patzer rating sections）。 You build on previous knowledge， and there are rules and As an opening junkie， I have always avoided studying the endgame。 I've tried with other endgame books in the past， but the information was just not presented well in most of them。Finally， after sitting on my shelf unopened for a few years， I started going through this book from beginning to end。 It is truly an excellent format。 It is divided by rating， but it is imperative that you read ALL prior sections （even the patzer rating sections）。 You build on previous knowledge， and there are rules and patterns that emerge。There are a few downsides: no mate with knight and bishop given （I would've liked to see that explained as a concept）， no queen vs。 rook endgame， and sometimes the analysis of the sidelines is taken WAY too far。Nevertheless， I believe this is the absolute best endgame book out there。 The minor flaws are not going to take away from the 5 stars， because in comparison to other endgame books， this one goes above and beyond。 。。。more
Hothifah albadareen
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good book
Parwiz Ahmadi
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One stop source for comprehensible endgames， good for the candidate master and below
Andy
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This book is great because it tells reader what to expect as far as end-game ability at various ratings。My confidence has increased when playing endgames because of the time and effort I put in to reading this book。
Martian
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If you are a newbie at chess， or if you are a master at it， this is the book you'll want to see。 I learned a lot of important things in this book。 If you are a newbie at chess， or if you are a master at it， this is the book you'll want to see。 I learned a lot of important things in this book。 。。。more
Steve
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I would read How To Reassess Your Chess first， cover to cover， work though every position （it'll definitely take a couple months） but then move to this。After blowing EASY wins with shocking， out-of-nowhere， WTF stalemates， a single pass through the early chapters of this book eliminated most of my endgame problems and fears， markedly increasing my confidence when games headed clearly for an endgame。The book is set up so the earlier chapters are intended for weaker players， gradually increasing t I would read How To Reassess Your Chess first， cover to cover， work though every position （it'll definitely take a couple months） but then move to this。After blowing EASY wins with shocking， out-of-nowhere， WTF stalemates， a single pass through the early chapters of this book eliminated most of my endgame problems and fears， markedly increasing my confidence when games headed clearly for an endgame。The book is set up so the earlier chapters are intended for weaker players， gradually increasing the complexity of concepts discussed so that the latter half of the book is ostensibly "for" experts。 BALONEY: you bought the whole book， you have eyeballs， you can READ the whole book， and I recommend doing just that， ESPECIALLY setting up all positions and grasping exactly why Silman recommends each course of action。HERE'S ANOTHER HUGE BENNIE OF STUDYING ENDGAMES。 It takes almost NO TIME AT ALL to set up positions on a board or app （I STRONGLY recommend the $10 HIARCS app！）; there are usually no more than six or seven pieces on the board， and often four or fewer！ 。。。more
Micmoc
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