Chess Endgames for Kids

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.

M ller 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.

German grandmaster Karsten M ller 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 M ller. 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.