Technique for the Tournament Player

Description

♟️ What will you learn from this book?

Mark Dvoretsky was considered the world’s greatest chess coach for decades. His students include Artur Yusupov (world number 3), Peter Svidler (eight-time Russian champion) and Sergei Movsesian. His method combines technical rigour with understanding the player’s thought process: not just what is correct, but how to reach that conclusion and what the most common mistakes are in that type of position. This book applies that method to endgames across four progressively demanding parts.

🎯 Who is this book for?

• Advanced players who want to improve endgame technique with the Russian school method
• Master candidates and masters seeking a qualitative jump in endgame management
• Coaches who want to understand the Dvoretsky method to apply it with their students

📖 Contents

4 parts with 14 chapters: Part 1 — Endgame Theory: How to analyse endgames (Dvoretsky), Technical improvement, Theory and practice of rook endgames, Opposite-coloured bishop endings, Arithmetic of pawn endings — quick evaluation rules. Part 2 — Endgame Analysis: Typical endgames with connected and passed pawns (Vulfson), Adventures on adjournment day, Knight solo (Yusupov), Once more about Montaigne’s horse. Part 3 — Technique: How to convert an advantage, Technical procedures in grandmasters’ repertoires (Yusupov), Lessons from an endgame, Analysis of a game. Part 4: From our students’ work (Yusupov). Preface by Mark Dvoretsky.

👤 About the authors

Mark Dvoretsky (1947-2016): world’s greatest chess coach for decades. Artur Yusupov (born 1960): world number 3 between 1986 and 1992. Translated directly from Russian by Georgy Nuzhdin.

♟️ Why we recommend it at Chesscul

At Chesscul we recommend this to advanced students who have a solid base and want to take endgame understanding to the next level. Dvoretsky’s method is demanding but the reward is proportional.

🔗 Recommended companions

• Decision-Making in Major Piece Endgames: Gelfand deepens the decision process in rook and queen endgames — the natural complement.
• The Correct Exchange in the Endgame: Rozentalis on exchange decisions entering the endgame, a key practical theme in this book.
• 100 Endgames You Must Know: the essential endgame theory Dvoretsky assumes the reader already knows.