Bishop Endings: An Innovative Course

by Efstratios Grivas

Efstratios Grivas (30.03.1966) is a highly experienced chess trainer and author. He has been awarded by FIDE the titles of IGM, Senior Trainer, International Chess Arbiter and International Chess Organiser. His main successes over the board are the Silver Medal Olympiad 1988 (3rd board), the Gold Medal European Team Champion 1989 (3rd board) and the 4th place World Junior Championship U20 1985. He also has won 5: Balkan Medals (2 Gold - 1 Silver - 2 Bronze) and he: was 3 times winner of the International 'Acropolis' Tournament. He has also in his credits 28 times first place in the Greek Individual & Team Championships and he has won various international tournaments as well. He was also awarded 5 FIDE Medals in the annual FIDE Awards (Winner of the FIDE Boleslavsky Medal 2009 & 2015 (best author) - Winner of the FIDE Euwe Medal 2011 & 2012 (best junior trainer) - Winner of the FIDE Razuvaev Medal 2014 (Trainers' education) and has been a professional lecturer at the FIDE Seminars for Training & Certifying Trainers, He has written 95 books in different languages such Arabic, English, Greek, Italian, Spanish & Turkish. Since 2009 he has been the Secretary of the FIDE Trainers' Commission and since 2012 the Direct of the Fide Grivas Chess International Academy (Athens). Proper handling of Bishops in the endgame is an important feature in today's chess and a must for every chess player who wants to climb the world's chess hierarchy. This book deals with important themes and ideas on the Bishops. The author presents in a constructive way chapters such as Bishop vs Pawns, Two Bishops vs Capablanca's Bishop Theorem, Bishop & Pawns vs Pawns - wrong, corner, the extra 'wrong' corner, the extra 'wrong'- Bishop, Bishop & Pawns vs Pawns - the Phalanx, etc... and presenting a great number of superb exercises. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9492510170
• ISBN13: 9789492510174
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Thinkers Publishing
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.2"