THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN IN RUSSIAN

In this fundamental work, which includes more than 800 items, investigates various types of rook endings. Depending on the number and location involved in the fight pawns material of the book includes both the elementary teaching positions and sophisticated graduation studies.

In general, this fundamental research covers all major types of endgame: pawn, knight, elephant, elephant against knight, rook against minor piece, and the queen's rook. The book can be used as a teaching tool for acting out endings, as well as a reference in the analysis of adjourned games and when playing by correspondence. On the whole, the book is intended for skilled players from the second level and above.

This is a five volume master work by one of the world's leading authorities on the Chess Endgames, Grandmaster Yuri Averbakh. This is the original published in Russian. The English version is a direct translation from the Russian. In the translated version, this is Comprehensive Chess Endings, Volume 5