Evaluation on Endgame Books
What do you find most appealing about it?
********** (10/10)
********** (10/10)
******* (7/10)
Dvoretsky and Mueller do an excellent job explaining endgame theory.
Fine wrote Basic Chess Endings without the benefit of endgame tablebases, which is why I have to dock it a few stars, even though it's a good reference.
Silman's book is much, much more basic than the rest.
If you were to rate one or more of the following endgame books from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, what would you rate them and why?
1. Fundamental Chess Endings, by Karsten Müller and Frank Lamprecht, 2001, Gambit Publications. ISBN 1-901983-53-6
2. Silman's Complete Endgame Course: From Beginner To Master, Jeremy Silman, 2007, Siles Press, ISBN 1-890085-10-3
3. Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual, second edition, by Mark Dvoretsky, 2006, Russel Enterprises. ISBN 1-888690-28-3
4. Basic Chess Endings, by Reuben Fine and Pal Benko, 1941, 2003, McKay. ISBN 0-8129-3493-8
If you have and rate more than 1 of the preceding books, please note why you preferred one of the other.
Regards,
C.S.