Mikhalchishin Adrian, Balogh Csaba. The Modern Endgame Manual: Mastering Queen and Pawn Endgames. Part 1

Chess Evolution, 2016. — 272 p. — ISBN: 978-83-945362-0-6.This first book of a fourteen book, FIDE Approved, series 'The Modern Endgame Manual' is a combination of king and pawn endgames and queen and pawn endgames. The pawn endgames consist of 5 main chapters with graduation to 35 different topics. The queen endgames consist of 3 main chapters graduating to 15 different topics. The material in the book is very useful for players of every level from the complete beginner to GM.In this fourteen-book series FIDE Senior trainers Adrian Mikhalchishin and Efstratios Grivas along with GM Csaba Balogh aim to produce a comprehensive series of books whose main concept is to provide theoretical knowledge that can be used in practical games. Each book will have a theoretical section followed by practical examples. The aim is to focus on positions that are most likely to occur and the practical playing of them.Book 1 - queens and pawn endgames.
Book 2 - minor piece endgames.
Books 3-5 - rook endgames.
Books 6-7 - All other endgame piece combinations.
Book 8 - endgame exchanges and simplifications.
Books 9-14 - practical, instructive examples and exercises covering all endgame topics.