Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. An old Soviet quip has it that Western amateurs play the opening like grandmasters, the middlegame like experts, and the endgame like beginners. Soviet-trained players would fearlessly steer the game toward the final phase, confident of their superior endgame skill. Ilya Rabinovichs Russian Endgame Manual is a major reason for this.
Rabinovich raises the beginners understa An old Soviet quip has it that Western amateurs play the opening like grandmasters, the middlegame like experts, and the endgame like beginners. Rabinovich raises the beginners understanding of the endgame to a sophisticated level, starting with elementary checkmates and then moving on to the principles for handling complex endgames and advanced concepts in king-and-pawn endings, such as the theory of corresponding squares. The author pays special attention to frequently neglected endgame themes such as rook vs.
First published in and updated in , this classic work - featuring more than four hundred instructive endings and over three hundred exercises for self-study - served a generation of players at the height of the Soviet Schools dominance. Mongoose Press now makes it available to the English-speaking public for the first time.
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Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. An old Soviet quip has it that Western amateurs "play the opening like grandmasters, the middlegame like experts, and the endgame like beginners. Ilya Rabinovich's Russian Endgame Manual is a major reason for this. Rabinovich raises the beginner's understanding of the endgame to a sophisticated level, starting with elementary checkmates and then moving on to the principles for handling complex endgames and advanced concepts in king-and-pawn endings, such as the theory of corresponding squares.
The author pays special attention to frequently neglected endgame themes such as rook vs. First published in and updated in , this classic work - featuring more than four hundred instructive endings and over three hundred exercises for self-study - served a generation of players at the height of the Soviet School's dominance. Mongoose Press now makes it available to the English-speaking public for the first time. Ilya Rabinovich was an early Soviet master from Leningrad now St.
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