Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual

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Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual is quite simply a masterpiece of research and insight. It is a tremendous contribution to endgame literature, certainly the most important one in many years, and destined to be a classic of the literature (if it isn't already one). The famous trainer Mark Dvoretsky has put together a vast number of examples that he has not only collected, but analysed and tested with some of the world's strongest players. This is a particularly important book from the standpoint of clarifying, correcting, and extending the theory of endings. Most of all, Dvoretsky's analysis is staggering in its depth and accuracy. John Watson, reviewing DEM at The Week In Chess There is a new foreword by former world champion Vladimir Kramnik and a new introduction by KarstenMüller. Since it first appeared in 2003, Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual has been acclaimed as the best single volume ever written on the endgame. With staggering depth and accuracy, it clearly reveals the secrets of this most important stage of the game. The fourth edition is from 2014 so now 6 years old. According to the publisher, the major changes are:

When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised fifth edition is better than ever! Mark Dvoretsky diedon September 26, 2016, at the age of 68 and trained most elite chess players including world champions Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, and Veselin Topalov. In 2003 he published Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, which became the standard endgame reference book for the chess world. The author uses color-coding to distinguish between basic endgame knowledge and reference material which makes it easier to study. One of the unique characteristics of the Endgame Manual has been the highlighting of text considered to be essential to the understanding of endgame theory. The late, great trainer Mark Dvoretsky carefully selected the text to be highlighted so that players at all levels could benefit from this monumental work.

Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual ... may well be the chess book of the year... It comes close to an ultimate one-volume manual on the endgame. Lubomir Kavalek in his chess column of December 1, 2003 in the Washington Post.

Practical endgames: How to apply the concepts learned in real games, including time pressure and making the most of your advantage. There have been new developments in several areas of theory (e.g., Bishop Endgames), and these were added.Training exercises: A variety of exercises and problems to practice and improve your endgame skills.

An endgame is a decisive stage of the game. It is the point at which the winner is determined, and the loser is forced to resign." Basic endgame concepts: Pawn structure, king position, passed pawns, triangulation, zugzwang, and more. Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual ... may well be the chess book of the year … [It] comes close to an ultimate one-volume manual on the endgame." - Lubomir Kavalek in his chess column of December 1, 2003 in the Washington Post

I consider Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual an absolute must for every chess professional, and no less important even for a club player… I always recommend this book… I consider it to be one of the very best chess books published in recent times and I am very pleased with the new enhanced edition…" Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual is quite simply a masterpiece of research and insight … Most of all, Dvoretsky's analysis is staggering in its depth and accuracy." - John Watson at The Week In Chess.