Liquidation on the Chess Board – New and Extended Edition

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Liquidation on the Chess Board – New and Extended Edition pawn endings do not arise out of nowhere. Before emerging as endgames with just kings and pawns, they ‘pre-existed’ in positions that still contained any number of pieces.

Liquidation on the Chess Board

Liquidation is the purposeful transition into a pawn ending. It is a vital technique that is seldom taught. Strange, because knowing when and how to liquidate can help you win games or save draws.

In this book, former US Chess Champion Joel Benjamin teaches you all you need to know about successfully liquidating into pawn endgames.

New and Extended Edition

He focuses on the practical aspects: what to aim for and how to get there. When to start trading pieces and how to recognize favorable and unfavorable liquidations.

Mastering the Transition into the Pawn Ending

THIRD, EXTENDED EDITION

Exercises will test your growing skills.

This is a ground-breaking, entertaining and instructive guide.

This New and Extended 3rd edition presents 50 new examples, besides other additions and corrections.

Winner of the 2015 Best Book Award of the Chess Journalists of America (CJA)

At thirteen years of age Joel Benjamin broke Bobby Fischer’s record as the youngest ever US master, and this was followed by countless tournament successes. He won the US Championship three times and was the chess consultant for IBM’s Deep Blue computer, which made history by beating World Champion Garry Kasparov in an epic encounter.

IM Frank Zeller, Magazine Schach:

«Benjamin has managed to create an excellent guide to a difficult theme that has been badly served in chess literature (..) If you are really serious about improving your chess, you should work on your Benjamin!»

Sean Marsh, CHESS Magazine (UK):

«Entertainment is never far away (..) The material, which feels very fresh, provides an impressive series of easily digestible lessons.»

Schach Magazin 64:

«Strongly recommended (..) In transitions into pawn endgames a lot can be gained and a lot can be lost.»

Shortlisted for the English Chess Federation 2015 Book of the Year Award

Liquidation on the Chess Board

New and Extended Edition