Speelman Jon. Endgame Preparation: Advanced Analysis of Important Areas

London: B.T. Badsford Ltd., 1981. — 177 p. — ISBN: 0-7134-4000-7.Endgame preparation? Rather an odd idea you may think, or maybe merely a misnomer.Despite the proliferation and depht of modern opening theory one still can´t be absolutely certain, when one sits down to play a game of chess,what the final endgame will be - or for that matter what one´s opponent will play on his first move. However, if you do reach an endgame then you can approach it well armed and with the right attitude.Sections : 1.Tactic in endgame. 2. Zugzwang. 3.Material balance. 4.Weak pawns 5.Guidelines