Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master

This is one of the best books on the subject and I would reccommend it to every one interested in the subject. Jeremy Silman is not only an International Master, he is also a good teacher. His other books, Complete Book of Chess Strategy, Reassess your chess, Amatuers's mind, Reassess your chess workbook are all bestsellers in the category and highly recmmended ! I love to gift these to my friends who are learning chess.

Book as usual is a masterpiece for chess lover's . Mukhi and sons distributor and seller of this book are also amazing .good packaging, and well packed fresh original book ....Love the sellers happy message....Will order next book from this seller Mukhi and sons only ...

This Book is extrodinary and amazing made me an endgame master still studying This was my first book and really learnt a lot It helped me in the last phase of the games (Endgame) I was poor and hated endgame but after learning from this book It was just amazing and started loving endgame Thank You

Book is good but there was little to none packaging from the seller. Though the book survived, I have never seen these kind of lowest level of packaging. The seller here is Chessbase. Would recommend to improve the packaging.

For chess, it's very nice book

Very good endgame book for chess players of any rating from beginner to master. There are different sections for different players based on their rating. Loved this idea of learning from Silman.

Great book, very insightful and my Son just loves it.. while it is always faster to learn via Videos but by Book it is very structured and organised.

My first chess book , THIS BOOK Exceeded my expectations

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Best instructive endgame book. It covers the most important foundational material (i.e. theoretical positions), in a way that is very easy to understand. Those material doesn't take too long to learn, but mastering them is indeed sufficient for theoretical positions in tournament play at the indicated levels. In addition, all these theories also greatly improve your understanding to general endgames.

El libro está a buen precio en comparación con librerías locales y llegó en excelentes condiciones en menos de 72 hr.

First let me say that some of the criticisms others have mentioned are true. As Mr. Harding says, this book doesn't have many examples of more complex endings. Ideas like pawn breakthroughs, etc. are certainly covered in this book, but until you see them in more complex settings you probably won't fully appreciate the concept. Van Perlo's book "Endgame Tactics" covers this kind of thing much better. I guess it can be said that this is a book about theoretical endgames. Its true that there are other kinds of endgame manuals - books covering what Aagaard calls "Technical Chess", but that is not the emphasis of this book. And as John says, this book does leave out a lot that others may find important (he lists many in his review). Even fairly thin books, like Averbakh's "Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge", covers many endings not covered in Silman's book. OK, that's a valid point, but Silman is deliberately trying to limit the material to the kinds of endings likely to come up in over-the-board play. Despite these valid points, I nevertheless, think this book deserves 5 stars. I really consider it the best guide to the endgame for class players. First, Silman is just a great teacher. He has a way of bringing the student along that takes the drudgery out of learning, and everything really does seem quite straightforward. Now, of course the student will have to set some of these endings up on his computer and practice them - no one said practice was not required. But Silman's explanations convey the basic information as well as any I've seen. Secondly, the simple idea of breaking down the material by difficulty level rather than by material may seem trivial, but its an enormously powerful innovation in teaching endgames, and really sets this book apart. In every other area of life we learn the easier stuff before we learn what is harder. Averbakh's book, for example, covers simple concepts like the square of a pawn on one page and on the next is discussing queen verses rook endgames. Don't get me wrong, I think Averbakh's book is excellent, but I would never give it to a novice (or even a class C or B player) as a book for them to learn endings from. Overall, I think Silman's book is the best for class players to learn from. If they wish to go further in endgames, then Van Perlo's book (for students who are about class B or better) can help with more complex endings. By the time a student reaches class A, the book by Averbakh would certainly be a good addition if he wishes to pursue theoretical endings further.

I use this book to coach kids aged under 15. Their rating varies from 1000 to 1700. I also recommend the book to adults rated below 2000. From constant use I can say that this is an excellent tool for learning the endgame whatever your level is (up to 2300 as mentioned in the book). If you are already a decent player, check the chapters aimed at the lower rated players to ensure that you have all the essentials covered (it's a very good revision book). Then go to the chapters aimed at your level and move on from there. The explanations and ideas transmitted are crystal clear - both I and my students have been able to follow them without too much effort. The exercises have also been chosen well. I can really recommend this book. Of course, if you are looking for a comprehensive book covering all endgames, this is not the right choice. Try something by Averbakh for that.