Most endgame books focus on theoretical "must-know" positions (Lucena, Philidor). Van Perlo focuses on tactical shots that occur in real-world practical play.
: It was the winner of both the English Chess Federation (ECF) Book of the Year and the ChessCafe Book of the Year awards. 3. A Massive Library of Endgame Tactics Go to product viewer dialog for this item.
If you have been struggling to finish your games, if you have been winning middlegames only to draw or lose in the end, it’s time to stop memorizing the square of the pawn. Pick up the Van Perlo PDF. Start looking for the tactics. You will find that the endgame isn't the end of the fun—it's where the real fight begins.
John Nunn is notoriously rigorous. The positions in Endgame Challenge are engine-tested to the extreme, ensuring there are no "dual" solutions or cooked puzzles, a common frustration in older endgame collections.