Dvoretsky Mark, Pervakov Oleg. Studies for Practical Players: Improving Calculation and Resourcefulness in the Endgame

Russell Enterprises Inc., 2010. — 216 p. — ISBN 978-1888690644.It is important to know what you are doing in the endgame.Studies for Practical Players by Mark Dvoretsky and Oleg Pervakov is of invaluable help in this respect. Dvoretsky is a renowned trainer, Pervakov a very skilled composer. They have one thing in common: They both are more than able to comment on endgame studies in a lucid, instructive way.In this book, they have made a careful selection of studies. You will find hidden beauty revealed by technical tour de force. Both authors display a high level of analysis. They do not give too many variations that could scare the reader off.The influence of computers has made its impact: a lot of brilliant studies from the past have been proven to be incorrect. In general such studies are discarded nowadays. In Studies for Practical Players, a different approach has been taken. Five incorrect studies are analysed, mainly because of their rich content. It is reasoned in a very clear way that these efforts by the composers are not fruitless. They just prove the richness of chess: the
refutations of the studies are pieces of art in their own right.