Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual

Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual

2003 Book of the Year - JeremySilman.com
2003 Book of the Year - Seagaard Chess Reviews

When you are serious about improving your endgame skills, it is time for Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual. Perhaps the best known and most respected instructor of world class chess players, Mark Dvoretsky has produced a comprehensive work on the endgame that will reward players of all strengths. For those ready to immerse themselves in endgame theory, there may be no better manual available today.

But, even if you do not play at master level, the book has been designed to help your endgame too. Basic theories and "must-know" concepts are highlighted in blue. You may skip the more complex analysis, focus on the text in blue, and still improve your endgame technique.

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 Fourth Edition is better than ever!
 

"I am sure that those who study this work carefully will not only play the endgame better, but overall, their play will improve. One of the secrets of the Russian chess school is now before you, dear reader!" - From the Foreword to the First Edition by Grandmaster Artur Yusupov

"Going through this book will certainly improve your endgame knowledge, but just as important, it will also greatly improve your ability to calculate variations... What really impresses me is the deep level of analysis in the book... All I can say is: This is a great book. I hope it will bring you as much pleasure as it has me." - From the Preface to the First Edition by International Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard

Here's what they had to say about the First Edition:

"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.
"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

Mark Dvoretsky is considered by many to be the premier chess instructor of our era. His works on the middlegame and endgame have set the standard by which other chess books are measured. He lives with his family in Moscow, Russia. GM Artur Yusupov, in his foreword:

"I am sure that those who study this work carefully will not only play the endgame better, but overall, their play will improve. One of the secrets of the Russian chess school is now before you, dear reader!" 
Former British Champion GM Jacob Aagaard:
"This book is Dvoretsky's most significant book. It gives the ambitious player a chance to do top level training, but also gives the amateur a chance to see what is really important. If any chess book can make you a better player, this is it. "
IM John Donaldson:
"The noted Russian trainer has produced a classic guide to learning the endgame... Highly recommended!"
IM John Watson, The Week In Chess:
"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 th

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Tragicomedy in the Endgame: Instructive Mistakes of the Masters

Tragicomedy in the Endgame: Instructive Mistakes of the Masters

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Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual (5th edition) - Mark Dvoretsky

Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual (5th edition) - Mark Dvoretsky

When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretskys 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! Here is what Vladimir Kramnik, the 14th World Champion, had to say in his foreword to the fifth edition: I consider Dvoretskys Endgame Manual an absolute  must  for  every  chess  professional, and  no  less  important  even  for  a club  player… I always recom

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Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual Second Edition

Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual Second Edition

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Maneuvering

Maneuvering

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For Friends Colleagues Vol. I: Profession Chess Coach (PB)

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Endgame Strategy - M. Shereshevsky

Endgame Strategy - M. Shereshevsky

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Recognizing Your Opponent's Resources

Recognizing Your Opponent's Resources

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The Russian Endgame Handbook

The Russian Endgame Handbook

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Just the Facts!: Winning Endgame Knowledge

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Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen: His Extraordinary Skills Uncovered and Explained

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Alekhine: My Best Games in Chess

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GM Preparation - Endgame Play by J. Aagaard (miękka okładka)

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For Friends  Colleagues Vol. II: Reflections on my Profession

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The Russian Endgame Handbook

The Russian Endgame Handbook

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