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Publisher: Gambit, 2006
Edition: Paperback medium
ISBN 13: 978-1-904600-66-4
ISBN : 1-904600-66-2
Pages: 112
Language: English

Popular chess author Steve Giddins presents 101 ideas that are vital to successful endgame play.

By absorbing and understanding these concepts and methods, you will ensure that you will spot them when they are possible in your own games.

This is an ideal book to read without using a chess set, as the abundant diagrams guide you through the analysis and illustrate the key points. All types of endings are covered, including both simple technical situations and more complex strategic battles.

The tips include both pithy rules of thumb and general thinking methods. The examples are drawn from an immense variety of sources and based on Giddins's experiences as a player, coach and pupil.

Steve Giddins is a FIDE Master from England who plays regularly in international events and has frequently contributed to the British Chess Magazine. This is his fourth book for Gambit. He has gained a reputation as a writer who provides useful, no-nonsense advice on topics of genuine practical importance.

IM John Watson, The Week in Chess:
"An excellent and enjoyable book, and you can't go wrong with it."

Michael Jeffreys, ChessVille:
"This is good material to study the endgame and each lesson can be handled by less experienced players."

Paul Dunn, Australian Chess:
"It's perfect for when you don't have a lot of time to study. Like when you have 5-10 minutes to kill while waiting in line at the post office, sitting in the waiting room at the dentist's office."

Munroe Morrison, Open File:
"As someone who has attempted to wade through 'theoretical' endgame books and found the going tough, I believe this book will help a player who finds learning the endgame from a structured textbook frustrating."

 Steve Goldberg, ChessCafe:
 "[Giddins'] stated goal with this text is to provide his readers with a fundamental grounding in endgame concepts and with this knowledge in hand, a greater love and appreciation for this phase of the game. The author nurtures this endgame appreciation by breaking his presentation down into easy-to-learn segments, with nearly all of his 101 'tips' confined to a single page of the book. One page - one tip. Most of the positions discussed come from top-level games." 

GM Michael Adams, Daily Telegraph:
"Instructive for players of all levels."

John Saunders, British Chess Magazine:
"Steve Giddins' no-nonsense advice is dispensed with his trademark wry humour and easy readability." 

British Federation for Correspondence Chess:
"Extremely instructive. Steve Giddins writes with a clarity that serves the subject well."