by Mark Dvoretsky, 408pp. (2011 Russell Enterprises)

Perhaps the best known and most respected instructor of world class chessplayers, Mark Dvoretsky has produced a comprehensive work on the endgame that will reward players of all strengths. Basic theories and "must-know" concepts are highlighted in blue.

Here's what they had to say about the First Edition:

"I am sure that those who study this work carefully will not only play the endgame better, but overall, their play will improve. One of the secrets of the Russian chess school is now before you, dear reader!" From the Foreword to the First Edition by Grandmaster Artur Yusupov

"Going through this book will certainly improve your endgame knowledge, but just as important, it will also greatly improve your ability to calculate variations… What really impresses me is the deep level of analysis in the book… All I can say is: This is a great book. I hope it will bring you as much pleasure as it has me." From the Preface to the First Edition by International Master Jacob Aagaard

"Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual ... may well be the chess book of the year... [It] comes close to an ultimate one-volume manual on the endgame." Lubomir Kavalek in his chess column of December 1, 2003 in the Washington Post.

2003 Book of the Year - JeremySilman.com

"Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual is quite simply a masterpiece of research and insight. It is a tremendous contribution to endgame literature, certainly the most important one in many years, and destined to be a classic of the literature (if it isn't already one). The famous trainer Mark Dvoretsky has put together a vast number of examples that he has not only collected, but analysed and tested with some of the world's strongest players. This is a particularly important book from the standpoint of clarifying, correcting, and extending the theory of endings. Most of all, Dvoretsky's analysis is staggering in its depth and accuracy." John Watson, reviewing DEM at The Week In Chess

"In this great work he has collected more than one thousand examples, presenting almost all the modern theory on this phase of the game...Many consider Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual the best endgame book ever published to date." Spanish GM Jesus de la Villa in his book 100 Endgames You Must Know

"Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual is one of the best chess books ever written from the standpoint of usefulness to the chessplayer." GM Victor Bologan in his book Victor Bologan: Selected Games 1985-2004