by Karsten Mueller & Frank Lamprecht. 416pp. (Gambit 2001)
This is the first truly modern one-volume endgame encyclopaedia. It makes full use of endgame tablebases and analytical engines that access these tablebases; where previous authors could only make educated guesses, Mueller and Lamprecht have often been able to state the definitive truth, or get much closer to it.
New time-controls involve competitive games being played to a finish in one session, so it is especially important that chess-players understand the key endgame principles. This book provides comprehensive assistance for any players wishing to study the endgame. In addition to a feast of detailed analysis, the authors emphasize the practical side of endgame play, describing rules of thumb, principles, and thinking methods.
Fundamental Chess Endings is both the ideal endgame reference work, and a book that can profitably and enjoyably be read from start to finish.
ChessCafe.com "Endgame Corner" columnist Karsten Mueller is a young grandmaster from Germany, who competes regularly in the Bundesliga and in international events. He finished third in the German Championship in 1996, and was runner-up in 1997. He is a noted authority on both practical and theoretical endgames.
Frank Lamprecht is also from Germany, and is an international master. He has been a chess trainer since 1983 and was also co-author (with Karsten Mueller) of the highly acclaimed Secrets of Pawn Endings.
I recently purchased this book, Fundamental Chess Endings (FCE), after years of trying to use Fine's Basic Chess Endings (BCE), and even some material by Pal Benko (and others), to gain some kind of insight into how to play the endgame. While those previous volumes are still ok, this new book by Muller and Lamprect makes learning the endgames much easier.
Everything is here in one complete volume and it is up-to-date with detailed examples based upon many of the latest tablebase solutions. This is not your father's endgame book... it's much better than that. Try this book, you won't be disappointed.
Review On Apr 11, 2006by IVICA MIHOCI, CROATIA of ZAGREB
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This big and very thoroughly researched book gives a superior endgame knowledge to those who are ready to invest their precious time in learning. All variations are checked with endgame tablebases, so that the presented knowledege on endgame theory is up to date. Here we see an widely known German openings expert at work. Finaly I have realised that my love for endings has just begun...
Only a few chess players work at chess to the best of their abilities.
Boris Gelfand
Puzzle Answer
1.Rd7! Bxd7 2.Qxd7 Qb6+ 3.Kh1 Re8 4.Rxe7! Rxe7 5.Bd6 Qxd6 6.Qxd6+- Gelfand-Salov, Madrid 1996 (Source: Anthology of Chess Combinations)
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