From Middlegame to Endgame

by Edmar Mednis

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857440609
• ISBN13: 9781857440607
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Gloucester Publishers Plc
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Fills a void in chess literature...incredibly underrated

I owe the late GM Edmar Mednis and this book a great deal of gratitude: when I was taking my first steps in chess (up to 1300/1400), what I learned in this book won so many games for me it's ridiculous. From the Middlegame to the Endgame is a book about just what the title implies: steering the game from the middlegame into the endgame (or not) whether you are better, worse, or the position is even. The examples chosen and the commentary is wonderful. I have my fair share of Mednis books, but this is my favorite (and Mednis books, almost without exception, always ranged from quality to very high quality). I believe that this work belongs in the library of EVERY improving chessplayer, something I wouldn't say about other, more well-known works. Even though it is not the intended audience, I would especially recommend this work to motivated, intermediate scholastic players (like I was). If they "get" this book, they will be able to reel in and, especially, save, points by the boatload because a lot of their opponents won't understand what's happening on the board in the late middlegame the way they will. Even though I am now (I hope) above the level of this work, it has clearly left its mark on my play. I can't recommend this book any higher.

Practical Advice: Effective And Memorable

Grandmaster Mednis concentrates his focus on practical examples such as what to do when one is unavoidably headed for or already in an inferior endgame position. He notes how most players often go from desperate suicidal attempts at counterplay or play passively, defending threats and drifting towards defeat. What Mednis provides is info on how one can balance one's play and make the opponent earn that victory. His examples are memorable - for instance, players are often reluctant to trade queens fearing it will blunt their attack, but often the opposing queen is a great defender without which the enemy's position often collapses. An interesting and rewarding read.