| From the Author, First Edition |
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| Introduction to the Fifth Edition |
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| Foreword |
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| Other Signs, Symbols, and Abbreviations |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (4) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (2) |
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Other Cases of Correspondence |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (3) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (4) |
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46 | (2) |
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Two Rook Pawns with an Extra Pawn on the Opposite Wing |
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48 | (5) |
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The Protected Passed Pawn |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (1) |
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Two Connected Passed Pawns |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (1) |
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The g- and h-Pawns vs. the h-Pawn |
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65 | (1) |
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The f- and h-Pawns vs. the h-Pawn |
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66 | (3) |
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Both Sides have Reserve Tempi |
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69 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Knight Versus Pawns |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (2) |
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The Knight Defends the Pawn |
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76 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Knight Endgames |
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The Deflecting Knight Sacrifice |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (4) |
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85 | (7) |
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Chapter 4 Bishop Versus Pawns |
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The Elementary Fortresses |
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92 | (1) |
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92 | (4) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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Bishop at h7 and Pawn at g6 |
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97 | (2) |
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Bishop vs. Disconnected Pawns |
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99 | (1) |
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Bishop vs. Connected Pawns |
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100 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Opposite-Color Bishops |
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103 | (1) |
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Bishop and Two Connected Pawns vs. Bishop |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (4) |
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The King Blockades the Passed Pawn |
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111 | (4) |
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The Bishop Restrains the Passed Pawn |
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115 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 Bishops Of The Same Color |
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119 | (1) |
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Bishop and Pawn vs. Bishop |
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119 | (1) |
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Transposition to Positions with One Pawn |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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Pawns Which Do Not "Play by the Rules" |
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125 | (5) |
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130 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Bishop Versus Knight |
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Bishop and Pawn vs. Knight |
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132 | (2) |
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Knight and Pawn vs. Bishop |
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134 | (2) |
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The Bishop is Superior to the Knight |
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136 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (2) |
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An Open Position, A More Active King |
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140 | (3) |
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Defensive Methods with a Knight against a Bishop |
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143 | (2) |
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The Knight is Superior to the Bishop |
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145 | (1) |
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Domination and Knight Forks |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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Closed Position, Bad Bishop |
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147 | (4) |
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Chapter 8 Rook Versus Pawns |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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Pawn Promotion to a Knight |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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An Intermediate Check for a Gain of Tempo |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (3) |
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158 | (2) |
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160 | (1) |
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The Pawn on the Seventh Rank |
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160 | (1) |
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The Pawn on the Sixth Rank |
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161 | (4) |
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The Pawn on the Fifth Rank |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (1) |
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The Pawn Has Not Crossed the Mid-line |
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168 | (3) |
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A Rook and Rook Pawn vs. a Rook |
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171 | (1) |
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The King is in Front of Its Own Pawn |
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171 | (1) |
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The Rook is in Front of the Pawn and the Pawn Is on the Seventh Rank |
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172 | (1) |
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The Rook is in Front of the Pawn and the Pawn Is on the Sixth Rank |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (1) |
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A Rook and Two Pawns vs. a Rook |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (3) |
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Other Pairs of Disconnected Pawns |
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182 | (2) |
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A Far Advanced Passed Pawn |
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184 | (1) |
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Transition to a Rook vs. Pawns Endgame |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (1) |
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A Rook and Two Pawns vs. a Rook and Pawn |
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187 | (1) |
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All Pawns are on the Same Wing |
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187 | (4) |
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191 | (4) |
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Disconnected Pawns, One of them is Passed |
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195 | (4) |
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Four Pawns vs. Three on the Same Wing |
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199 | (6) |
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Balance on One Wing and an Extra Pawn on Another |
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205 | (1) |
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The Rook Behind Its Own Pawn |
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205 | (3) |
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The Rook in Front of the Pawn, with the Pawn on the Seventh Rank |
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208 | (7) |
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The Rook in Front of the Pawn, with the Pawn on the Sixth Rank |
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215 | (14) |
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229 | (6) |
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When the Attacker Achieves g3-g4 |
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235 | (3) |
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The Rook at the Side of the Pawn |
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238 | (4) |
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Common Observations about Endgames with Many Pawns |
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242 | (1) |
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242 | (4) |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (2) |
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250 | (1) |
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Akiba Rubinstein's Masterpiece |
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251 | (4) |
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Chapter 10 Rook Versus Knight |
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255 | (1) |
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Rook and Pawn vs. Knight and Pawn |
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256 | (5) |
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261 | (1) |
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Pawns on One Side of the Board |
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261 | (3) |
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264 | (1) |
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When the Knight is Stronger than the Rook |
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265 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Rook Versus Bishop |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (1) |
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Rook and Pawn vs. Bishop and Pawn |
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271 | (1) |
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The Pawns are on the Same File or on Adjacent Files |
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271 | (4) |
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275 | (3) |
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Two Pawns vs. Two on the Same Wing |
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278 | (4) |
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Three Pawns vs. Three on the Same Wing |
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282 | (2) |
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Chapter 12 Queen Endgames |
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284 | (3) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (2) |
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290 | (2) |
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292 | (3) |
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295 | (2) |
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Chapter 13 Queen Versus Rook |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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The Pawn on the Seventh Rank |
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300 | (1) |
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The Pawn on the Sixth Rank |
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301 | (3) |
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A Knight Pawn on the Fifth or Sixth Rank |
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304 | (1) |
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Queen and Pawn vs. Rook and Pawn |
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305 | (1) |
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305 | (2) |
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307 | (1) |
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A Fortress with Multiple Pawns |
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308 | (5) |
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Chapter 14 Other Material Relations |
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313 | (1) |
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Checkmating with Bishop and Knight |
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313 | (1) |
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Checkmating with Two Knights |
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314 | (1) |
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314 | (2) |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (3) |
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319 | (1) |
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An Extra Bishop or Knight with Queens or Minor Pieces |
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320 | (1) |
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Rook vs. Two Minor Pieces |
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321 | (4) |
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325 | (3) |
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328 | (3) |
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Chapter 15 General Endgame Ideas |
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331 | (6) |
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337 | (5) |
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342 | (3) |
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345 | (1) |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (2) |
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348 | (2) |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (4) |
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356 | (3) |
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359 | (3) |
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362 | (60) |
| Bibliography |
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422 | (3) |
| Indexes |
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| Index of Players |
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425 | (9) |
| Index of Composers and Analysts |
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434 | (3) |
| Index of Strategic and Tactical Techniques |
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