Mastering Rook vs Pieces Endgames
Mastering Rook vs Pieces Endgames is the fifth volume of the Modern Endgame Manual, the first FIDE-approved endgame manual, written by three of the world's leading experts — the FIDE Senior Trainers GM Mikhalchishin, GM Grivas and GM Balogh. This volume, by Grandmaster Efstratios Grivas, is devoted entirely to the material imbalances between the rook and the minor pieces.Across eight chapters, Grivas covers every combination of forces, illustrated with practical examples: rook versus rook, rook versus bishop, rook versus knight, rook versus knight and bishop, rook versus two bishops, rook versus two knights, rook versus three minor pieces, and positions with various material.It is part of an eight-volume collection that spans the full range of endgames, from king and pawn endgames to the most complex and materially unbalanced ones. A work aimed at intermediate and advanced players who want to deepen their endgame technique with the rook against pieces.What you will find in this book:Rook versus rook, rook versus bishop, and rook versus knight.Rook versus knight and bishop.Rook versus two bishops, and rook versus two knights.Rook versus three minor pieces and positions with various material.