“Useful for both young kids and old kids like me!” – GM Matthew Sadler, New in Chess
Most chess games are decided in the endgame. It is here where you reap the reward for your good play, or else use all your cunning to deny the opponent victory. Knowing just a few key endgame techniques will dramatically increase your confidence, as you will understand what positions to aim for and which to avoid. Starting with the basic mates and the simplest pawn endings, this book provides all the endgame knowledge that players need to take them through to club level and beyond. Müller carefully guides us step-by-step through a fascinating range of endgame tactics and manoeuvres, helping us understand the underlying logic. Throughout the book, many cunning endgame tricks are highlighted. You will have fun springing them on friends, family - or your opponents in serious tournaments. "Chess Endgames for Kids" makes learning chess endgames fun. But it is also a serious endgame course written by a leading endgame expert, and provides a firm basis for vital skills that will develop throughout your chess career.
“On your way to excellence in chess this book will be both a constant guide and a place to return to. The title refers to kids ... but adults will also get valuable input, to easily understand the complex world of chess endgames” – Schattenblick
German grandmaster Karsten Müller is arguably the world's foremost writer on chess endgames. Whenever an interesting endgame occurs in a high-level game, the chess world knows that it will soon be dissected and explained by Müller. Whether writing for a low-level or high-level audience, his infectious zeal for the endgame shines through. His 'masterwork', "Fundamental Chess Endings" (co-authored with Frank Lamprecht, and also published by Gambit) is a modern endgame 'bible' and was studied intensively in his youth by current World Champion Magnus Carlsen.
“The 50 mini-chess lessons featured in Chess Endgame For Kids are a fountain of rich, chess knowledge and tips to play winning endgames. Karsten is the consummate, virtual mentor. With young, eager chess players in mind, he patiently, and enthusiastically explains the essence of each endgame. Not too much and not too little – just the absolute must-know, practical endgame ideas and the underlying logic of each position” – Michael Ciamarra
“The author is the phenomenal grandmaster Karsten Müller, who is considered to be the best endgame expert in the world. His masterwork Fundamental Chess Endgames, co-authored with Frank Lamprecht, belongs to the best-ever written endgame books – some say this work is responsible for the outstanding endgame skills of World Champion Magnus Carlsen, who has studied this book in great depth” – John Elburg, www.chessbooks.nl
“No-one has explained the ‘W-manoeuvre’ so clearly before, and I had a lot of fun with it! My impression is that Karsten Müller has completely fulfilled his aims. His zeal for the endgame shines through” – Raymund Stolze, Chess International DE
Most chess games are decided in the endgame. It is here where you reap the reward for your good play, or else use all your cunning to deny the opponent victory. Knowing just a few key endgame techniques will dramatically increase your confidence, as you will understand what positions to aim for and which to avoid. Starting with the basic mates and the simplest pawn endings, this book provides all the endgame knowledge that players need to take them through to club level and beyond. Müller carefully guides us step-by-step through a fascinating range of endgame tactics and manoeuvres, helping us understand the underlying logic. Throughout the book, many cunning endgame tricks are highlighted. You will have fun springing them on friends, family - or your opponents in serious tournaments. "Chess Endgames for Kids" makes learning chess endgames fun. But it is also a serious endgame course written by a leading endgame expert, and provides a firm basis for vital skills that will develop throughout your chess career.
“On your way to excellence in chess this book will be both a constant guide and a place to return to. The title refers to kids ... but adults will also get valuable input, to easily understand the complex world of chess endgames” – Schattenblick
German grandmaster Karsten Müller is arguably the world's foremost writer on chess endgames. Whenever an interesting endgame occurs in a high-level game, the chess world knows that it will soon be dissected and explained by Müller. Whether writing for a low-level or high-level audience, his infectious zeal for the endgame shines through. His 'masterwork', "Fundamental Chess Endings" (co-authored with Frank Lamprecht, and also published by Gambit) is a modern endgame 'bible' and was studied intensively in his youth by current World Champion Magnus Carlsen.
“The 50 mini-chess lessons featured in Chess Endgame For Kids are a fountain of rich, chess knowledge and tips to play winning endgames. Karsten is the consummate, virtual mentor. With young, eager chess players in mind, he patiently, and enthusiastically explains the essence of each endgame. Not too much and not too little – just the absolute must-know, practical endgame ideas and the underlying logic of each position” – Michael Ciamarra
“The author is the phenomenal grandmaster Karsten Müller, who is considered to be the best endgame expert in the world. His masterwork Fundamental Chess Endgames, co-authored with Frank Lamprecht, belongs to the best-ever written endgame books – some say this work is responsible for the outstanding endgame skills of World Champion Magnus Carlsen, who has studied this book in great depth” – John Elburg, www.chessbooks.nl
“No-one has explained the ‘W-manoeuvre’ so clearly before, and I had a lot of fun with it! My impression is that Karsten Müller has completely fulfilled his aims. His zeal for the endgame shines through” – Raymund Stolze, Chess International DE
