Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual by Mark Dvoretsky (PDF)

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The Fourth Edition of a Modern Classic 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 chessplayers, 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.

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Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Si no eres NM como mínimo, no vas a sacarle provecho. Es un manual teórico, no un libro que lees de portada a portada, termina en tu repisa junto a los demás libros.

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⭐The late Mark Dvoretsky had the justified reputation of being the world’s best chess trainer, and this book shows why. He writes vividly, and here, his lessons are reinforced with “tragi-comedies”, situations where even well-known players made mistakes that caused them to miss wins or lose. This book has gone through 4 editions, each edition containing fixes of errors (detected through computer analysis) in previous editions.I’d recommend buying this book along with Muller and Lamprecht’s Fundamental Chess Endings, which starts with material targeted to weaker players, but is largely complementary . Dvoretsky does not claim to cover all endings, only the common ones. However certain uncommon endings have occurred in grandmaster play: GM Ilia Smirin failed to win a K+B+N vs K ending, which Muller and Lamprecht cover.For mastery in certain endgames, e.g., K+R+P vs K+ B, or K+Q vs K+R (+P), it’s advisable, as Dvoretsky recommends, to use a chess program that can utilize an endgame tablebase (there are several free tablebases available) to play a perfect endgame. Neither book can cover all the subtleties in these endings, and there are many: GM Peter Svidler drew a K+Q vs K+R endgame with Boris Gelfand that he should have won, after exceeding the 50-move limit.I’d recommend the (cheaper and more legible) Kindle edition rather than the paper copy, which, as some other reviewers note, has problems. The Kindle edition also uses the Blue-font-color-for-essential, Black-for-optional approach, but in an electronic medium, the contrast is clear.

⭐First, the content is great. Each type of ending is thoroughly explained before the example, and there are many examples. I bought the 4th edition because it was $20 less than the 5th edition and no compelling reason to pay the extra $20. The kindle edition has blue text and even blue diagrams. The author states the blue text is the quick study version and if you want to master the endings read both the black and blue text. One other issue, the 5th edition was revised after the author’s death. If you want the classic version, the 4th is the one you want.

⭐With a lot of different endgame concepts that I never even knew existed. I just got through part of the first chapter dealing with king and pawn endgames, and this I got to say is the ultimate training practice manual for endgames. A NM I know said it is the best endgame in the world, and I believe he is correct. I will try and post another review after I finish reading it, but for now I just got to say I was blown away with the amount of ideas there where on king and pawn endgames. I learned about basic endgame ideas in the past, but this manual allows you to practice those ideas at an expert level, and also, gives 50 more ideas! Good book!

⭐I can’t bring myself to read this thing. It’s complicated and confusing. I can’t give a low rating though just because of my inability to comprehend and my laziness. It could very well be an excellent book.I should have tried something a little simpler.If you have the patience, then get this book. If you want something simpler, do not get it, lol.

⭐A very comprehensive manual to the endgame, but only for those who already have a strong grasp of intermediate endings and endgame technique. It doesn’t go much into basics so this probably should not be your first or even second endgame book. Dvoretsky separates the endgames into blue text and black text, the blue text being the essential and more fundamental positions. For U1900 players, the Blue text is plenty sufficient for your endgame needs and is still useful to much stronger experts. If you’ve exhausted your encyclopedia of endgames and need to sharpen your knowledge this is a reputable and trusted source to meet your goals of mastery in the endgame.

⭐5 stars because I’m sure this is a great endgame book. It has very complex endgames and they make an effort to cater towards sub 2000 players with the blue text that highlights the main ideas but the majority of this book is meant for players 2k + players. I purchased silman’s endgame book after this and put a lot more time into studying that book. I plan on studying this a lot more after finishing silman’s book.

⭐I have been a Master (over 2200) for 30 years, and a collector of chess books for more years than that (I have about 1800 chess books). All of Dvoretsky’s books are tough reads as they are intended for a more advanced audience, but they are absolutely awesome.Simply put, in terms of instruction and value to your game, this is THE greatest chess book ever written. Study this book thoroughly, and you will have more endgame knowledge than most ordinary masters, and many IMs too. This book will serve you better than any opening manual ever will, and for a lifetime of chess.

⭐Firstly, I should state that this is way above my grade and I therefore found some of the content confusing. That said, it is a comprehensive tome which should improve the rating of every player, whatever their grade. I am always surprised at the perverse nature of endgames – the best move is often not the obvious capture. It is also thoughtfully laid out with general principles in blue/bold and specific examples in standard font. Another useful feature is the Tragicomedies at the end of each section – examples of where Grandmasters went wrong. It is comforting to see that almost every GM has misplayed at least one endgame (probably several). So why only 4 stars? The reason for the dropped star is than in Kindly format it is not easy to work through the tests as the solutions are at the end of the book so unless you bookmark every example you tend to just ignore the tests which is a pity as they reinforce your learning.

⭐Bought for my frother as a gift, he is very pleased with it and spends hours on it

⭐Easily the best endgame book I have ever read.

⭐Superlative, demanding and definitive.

⭐esse livro é tão bom e completo que não aguentei ficar com a segunda edição sabendo que foi lançado a quarta edição. apesar de ter poucas alterações, muitas delas relacionadas à inclusão de novos diagramas .. é um livro único dentro do tema, quem compra não precisa de mais nenhum livro de finais . foi um presente deixado pelo Mestre Dvoretsky para noa ajudar nos difíceis finais de xadrez. livro de cabeceira, livro pra ser degustado e lido mais de uma vez.

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