Bishop Endings (Chess is Fun Book 28), Jon Edwards PDF

This is the second Chess is Fun endgame book. The first on King and Pawn Endgames provides a basic introduction to endgame theory.

More than two decades ago, I wrote an endgame e-book for ChessBase University. I have here adapted those instructional positions for this series, adding much more material and many annotated games to challenge the reader and to reinforce the instructional material.

I have used these positions in my chess teaching for more than three decades. Few players enjoy learning these important endgames, but know that they are all fundamentally important for chess improvement. A firm foundation in the endgame will greatly simplify your decision making in the late middlegame and early endgame. When confronted with possible exchanges and simplifications, you will have a much better idea of whether the exchanges are a good idea and how to proceed to convert a material or positional advantage to a full point.

This e-book starts simply with a look at the simplest bishop endgames, and moves to much more important positions, how to win with a pawn up with bishops of the same color, working with bishops of opposite color, how to win with just the advantage of a single pawn, and how to prevent your opponent from sacrificing a bishop for the remaining pawn. I have also added an instructional example showing how, from an early endgame, to convert a single pawn majority with pawns on the other wing to a full point.