Tutorial Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner to Master

Silman’s Complete Endgame Course has 9 chapters, with the difficulty level increasing from “unrated” to 2399 USCF by 200 point-increments. Enough to push just beyond your comfort zone for long-term improvement — minus the steep and slippery learning curve. This way, you’ll be able to take a simple technique meant for, say the under-1200 bracket, like the “opposition”... It tells you — when you’re ready to know — what you need to know to ace endings at your current level. It builds on that foundation with progressive lessons, preparing you for your next 200-point breakthrough. Rinse and repeat. All the way to master level! In almost every area of life, we learn the easier stuff first before moving up in difficulty. So why do endgame books drop 10-move pawn calculation puzzles — or the “once in 6,000 games” bishop-and-knight mate — right from the start!? After seeing countless students cower from endgames, International Master Jeremy Silman took matters in his own hands and created Silman’s Complete Endgame Course. Instead of organizing endings by type, its stepladder approach coaches you based on rating… Which ensures you have everything you need to ace endgames at your current bracket and step up to the next — without being worn down by information that’s too advanced for you yet. Silman drew from his decades-long experience coaching players of all levels and answering readers’ questions online — then charted the level-appropriate lessons for every rating range. And to ensure you squeeze every endgame-empowering insight from the course: Award-winning author International Master Alex Banzea added 10 hours of instruction to this MoveTrainer edition. Not only to dissect the positions and analysis… But to also share his personal take and triumphs featuring the endgames inside — as well as his bitter losses, so you can avoid them.