Endgame Strategy by Mikhail Shereshevsky

Endgame Strategy by Mikhail Shereshevsky

First published in 1985 (and vastly expanded in a definitive 2022 edition by New In Chess), "Endgame Strategy" by Soviet master and legendary coach Mikhail Shereshevsky is a timeless masterpiece.

While manuals like Jesus de la Villa's 100 Endgames You Must Know teach you concrete, theoretical positions (how to checkmate or draw with specific pieces left), Shereshevsky focuses entirely on practical, complex endgames. This book teaches you the psychological mindsets, guiding principles, and strategic blueprints required to play out messy, multi-piece endgames where there is no forced, textbook solution.

The Core Philosophy: Thinking in Principles, Not Just Variations

Shereshevsky argues that calculating twenty moves deep in a complex endgame is highly exhausting and often impossible under tournament time pressure. Instead, grandmasters navigate complex endgames by relying on a deeply ingrained set of strategic rules of thumb.

Instead of searching for a tactical knockout blow, you learn how to slowly improve your position, restrict your opponent's counterplay, and grind them down over hours of patient maneuvering.

Language: English.

Genre: Chess Book.

Binding: সেলাই করা বাইন্ডিং

Quality: Premium Quality Books.

Printing: High Quality Printing.

Paper: Eye Friendly paper (Cream White)

Cover: Matt cover (Paperback).