The main chess endings. Fayn R.

In the vast ocean of chess literature, relatively few books about the endglass, and only a few of them can be attributed to real chess classic. And the most outstanding among the classics is the book of Royben Fine “The Main Chess Ending”.

Royben Fine (1914-1993) for a long time was one of the best chess players in the world. As the author of Fane showed himself to be a magnificent analyst who understood the whole depth and features of the endguspile. Having studied the various types of standard positions, Fine set useful rules in terms of practical game and showed himself an experienced mentor who, using skillfully selected examples, was able to teach the reader all the necessary lessons and introduce him to the basic ideas of the endguspile.

many generations Chessples in different countries of the world store copies of the “main chess endings”. For example, Mikhail Botvinnik considered Fayn's work to be the most worthy of all that was ever written according to the theory of Endspil.