Aagaard: Conceptual Rook Endgames (paperback) OHNE BILD I give this book a

I give this book a strong recommendation for players of a wide range of playing strengths

No one has shaped chess in the public eye as much as the commentator duo Vlastimil Hort and Dr

die mit den Eröffnungszügen verbunden sind

updated and expanded his earlier investigations which he presented in his first book on the French Advance in 2003

– From the Foreword by Ian Harris

Aagaard: Conceptual Rook Endgames (paperback) OHNE BILD I give this book aRook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland, published as a sister volume to this book as the peak