By László Polgár
Younger chess gamers (and sometimes their coaches, too) usually make the error of concentrating all their efforts on openings. notwithstanding, no development could be made with no thorough wisdom of endgames, as a gap may well instantly bring about an finish; and no middlegame difficulties may be effectively solved with out protecting the endgame in brain. blunders in openings or middlegames may perhaps, probably, be corrected later, yet these within the final degree might be fatal.
In the current publication, 4560 positions are divided into 171 chapters. the 1st ones provide a number of hundred examples to demonstrate an important common and theoretical positions. the next 169 chapters be aware of a number of strategic and tactical rules and constructions, every one established through 24 positions.
The first three hundred difficulties during this publication are similar to simple endgames in a modest ebook. the issues achieve in hassle - for those who end the publication your endgame skill should be at foreign grasp level.John Nunn's books or endgame CDs then may possibly take you to Grandmaster point - yet these are to tough for many gamers. Laszlo's entire books convey his devotion to chess and its' teaching.
Laszlo is the daddy of the recognized Polgar sisters - Zsuzsa, Sofia & Judith.
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155. Moravec 1913 1.? 48 1...? 1...? 156. Moravec 1924 +- 1.? +- ELEMENTARY POSITIONS (1-318) 157. Kling and Horwitz 158. Dolgov 1982 1.? +- 159. Chekhover 160. Euwe 1949 1940 1.? 1.? 161. Euwe 162. De Feijter 1940 1933 +- 1.? 49 ELEMENTARY POSITIONS (1-318) 163. V. Platov and M. Platov 164. Rinck 1925 1920 1.? 1.? Rinck 166. V. Platov and M. Platov 1945 1907 I.? I.? 167. Rinck 1953 1932 I.? I.? 50 +- +- +- ELEMENTARY POSITIONS (1-318) 169. Holm 170. Fine 1912 1941 1.? +- 1...? 171. Keke1y 172.
Fontana 1969 1943 1.? 77. Gorgiev +- +- 78. Theoretical position 1929 1.? 1.? 35 ELEMENTARY POSITIONS (1-318) 79. Theoretical position 80. Grigoriev 1925 l.? +- 81. Fahrni 82. Nio Bertholee 1977 l.? +- l.? 83. Troitzky 84. Grigoriev 1889 1928 36 +- ELEMENTARY POSITIONS (1-318) 85. Grigoriev 86. Grigoriev 1935 1935 1.? +- 1.? 87. Rinck 1935 1930 89. Rinck 1851 1912 1.? +- +- 37 ELEMENTARY POSITIONS (1-318) 91. Berger 1...? 92. Theoretical position +- 93. Troitzky 94. Herbstman 1913 1928 1.? 95. Olympiev 96.
41 ELEMENTARY POSITIONS (1-318) 115. Theoretical position 116. Ponziani 1787 1...? 1.? 117. Berger 118. Theoretical position +- 1890 +- 1.? 119. Theoretical position 120. Romanovsky 1938 1.? 42 +- ELEMENTARY POSITIONS (1-318) 121. Cheron 122. Cheron 1923 1923 I. ? 1.? 123. Theoretical position +- 124. Grigoriev 1934 1.? 1...? 125. Seyboth 126. Averbakh 1899 1972 +- I. ? Ahrend 128. Seyboth 1907 1899 I.? 129. Troitzky +- I. ? 130. Puder 1925 I.? 131. Cheron 132. Nunn and Computer 1923 1992 I.