Chess Parallels Endgames, Bora Ivkov, Hard Cover

Chess Parallels Endgames by Bora Ivkov, Hard cover, volume 2.

This is the second part of Ivkov’s “Chess Parallels”, the last book of his extraordinary career of chess player and analyst.

In this tome Ivkov deals with endgames and various types of queenless middlegame positions (early endgames). The examples he selected are both entertaining and highly instructive. Many of those jewels are not widely known, so a diligent reader should benefit quite a lot by examining them with patience and willingness to learn.

Of course, the book could serve you well as a source of reference, as well as a collection of extremely interesting and captivating positions to delve deep into and put your brain to some severe tests! Either way, you are guaranteed to have a lot of fun and to pick up bits of chess wisdom on your journey through this book.