Chess Books: Endgames

Chess Books: Endgames

The endgame is a part of chess where you should certainly invest some time in. As many chess trainers will tell you, this will improve your tournament results for sure.

Here we provide a list of our favourite endgame books. Each book was reviewed by us and we share here our thoughts.

As always:

You cannot buy these books here on our website. When you want to buy one you can contact your local chess dealer or buy at Amazon. We also know that many players are living in areas where no dealer is available, or the dealer doesn't have the recommended book, or Amazon is not delivering or you don't have a credit card to but Amazon. In these cases send us an email and we see if we can help you  ( --> PDF )

• Nunn,J - Nunn`s Chess Endings Vol. 1  2010
• Nunn,J - Nunn`s Chess Endings Vol. 2· 2010
• van Perlo,G - Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics 3rd ed.  2008
• Dvoretsky,M - Dvoretskys Endgame Manual Second Edition  2008
• Lutz,C- Endgame Secrets  1999
• Shereshevsky,M &&  Slutsky,L - Mastering the Endgame Vol_1  1996
• Shereshevsky,M &&  Slutsky,L - Mastering the Endgame Vol_2  1992
• Shereshevsky,M - Endgame strategy  1985
• Beliavsky,A && Mikhalchishin,A - Winning Endgame Technique  1996
• Beliavsky,A && Mikhalchishin,A - Winning Endgame Strategy  2000

This list so far are our top ten of endgame books. We consider this as the basic knowledge you should have when you want to reach ELO 2200+.

Additional books are:

• Alburt,L && Krogius,N - Just the facts, Winning Endgame Knowledge in one Volume  2000
• Averbakh,Y && Chekhover,V - Comprehensive Chess Endings 1 - Bishop & Knight Endings  1983
• Averbakh,Y - Comprehensive Chess Endings 2 - Bishop vs Knight, Rook vs Minor Pieces  1991
• Averbakh,Y && Henkin,V && Chekhover,V - Comprehensive Chess Endings 3 - Queen Endings  1986
• Averbakh,Y && Maizelis,I - Comprehensive Chess Endings 4 - Pawn Endings  1987
• Averbakh,Y && Kopaev,N - Comprehensive Chess Endings 5 - Rook Endings  1987
• Averbakh,Y - Chess Endings - Essential Knowledge  1999 
• Chess Informant - 2611 Chess Endings
• de la Villa,J - 100 Endgames You Must Know  2008
• Dvoretsky,M - Tragicomedy in the Endgame  2011
• Dvoretsky,M && Pervakov,O - Studies for Practical Players  2009
• Dvoretsky,M && Yusupov,A - Endgame Analysis  2003
• Emms,J - Starting out Minor Piece Endgames  2004
• Emms,J - The Survival Guide to Rook Endings  1999 
• Flear,G - Improve Your Endgame Play  2000
• Flear,G - Mastering the Endgame  2001
• Flear,G - Practical Endgame Play  2007
• Flear,G - Starting Out Pawn Endgames  2004
• Giddins,S - 101 Chess Endgame Tips - Golden Nuggets of Endgame Wisdom  2007
• Griffiths,P - Exploring the Endgame  1984
• Hajenius,W && Van Riemsdijk,H - The Final Countdown  1997
• Hansen,L - Secrets of Chess Endgame Strategy  2006
• Howell,J - Essential Chess Endings  1997
• Karolyi,T && Aplin,N -Endgame Virtuoso Anatoly Karpov  2007
• Korchnoi,V - Practical Rook Endings  2002
• Lund,E - Rook vs Two Minor Pieces  2005
• Matanovic,A - Encyclopedia of Chess Endings Pawn Endings  1982
• Matanovic,A - Encyclopedia of Chess Endings Knight and Bishop Endings  1985
• Matanovic,A - Encyclopedia of Chess Endings Rook Endings 1  1985
• Matanovic,A - Encyclopedia of Chess Endings Rook Endings 2  1986
• Matanovic,A - Encyclopaedia of Chess Endings Queen Endings  1989
• Mayer,S - Bishop versus Knight - The Verdict  1997
• Mednis.E - Practical Knight Endings  1993
• Mednis,E - From the Middlegame into the Endgame  1996
• Mednis,E - From the Opening into the Endgame  1991
• Mednis,E - Practical Rook Endings  1995
• Mednis,E - Questions and Answers on Practical Endgame Play  1987
• Meszaros,G - The Secrets of the Opposite-Coloured Bishop Endings vol.1  2010
• Minev,N - A Practical Guide to Rook Endgames  2004
• Mueller,K && Lamprecht,F - Fundamental Chess Endings  2002
• Mueller,K && Lamprecht,F - Secrets of Pawn Endings  2000
• Müller,K && Pajeken,W - How To Play Chess Endgames  2008
• Nunn,J - Secrets of Minor-Piece Endings  1995
• Nunn,J - Secrets of Pawnless Endings  2002
• Nunn,J - Secrets of Rook Endings  1992
• Nunn,J - Tactical Chess Endings  1981
• Nunn,J - Understanding Chess Endgames  2009
• Pachman,L - Chess endings for the practical player  1983
• Pandolfini,B - Pandolfini's Endgame Course  1988
• Rosen,B - Chess Endgame Training  2003
• Seirawan,Y - Winning Chess Endings  2003
• Silman,J - Essential Chess Endings explained Move by Move Vol.1  1992
• Silman,J - Silman's Complete Endgame Course - From Beginer to Master  2007
• Smyslov,V - Endgame Virtuoso  2003
• Smyslov,V && Levenfish,G  - Rook Endings  1989
• Snape,I - Chess Endings Made Simple  2003
• Soltis,A - Grandmaster Secrets - Endings  1997
• Speelman,J - Analysing the Endgame 2nd_edition  1988
• Speelman,J - Endgame Preparation  1997
• Timman,J - Studies and Games  1996
• Tsvetkov,A - Pawn Endings  1985 
• Van Reek,J - Basic Endgame Strategy  1997
• Ward,C - Modern Practical Endings  1993 
• Ward,C - Starting Out Rook Endings  2004

These are over 60 additional books which we have in our collection. Read the reviews to see which are for beginners or which have nearly made it into the top 10. You don't need to study all of them, but some are really good reading.

Should we have missed something, please send us a note and we will check.

Last Updated on Friday, 03 February 2012 23:21