Jesús de la Villa

This is a new and improved edition of an all-time classic! The good news about endgames is that there are relatively few endings you should know by heart and that once you know these endings, that's it. Your knowledge never goes out of date!The bad news is that, all the same, the endgame technique of most players is deficient. Modern time-controls make matters worse: there is simply not enough time to delve deep into the position.Grandmaster Jesus de la Villa debunks the myth that endgame theory is complex and he teaches you to steer the game into a position you are familiar with. This book contains only those endgames that show up most frequently, are easy to learn and contain ideas that are useful in more difficult positions.Your performance will improve dramatically because this book brings you simple rules, detailed and lively explanations, many diagrams, clear summaries of the most important themes and dozens of tests.

Jesus de la Villa’s worldwide bestseller 100 Endgames You Must Know successfully debunked the myth that endgame theory is complex and endgame books are necessarily tedious. Reviewers praised its clarity and completeness and thousands of players significantly improved their endgame understanding (and their results!). In the past couple of years, De la Villa’s students sometimes complained that when they had to apply what they had studied in 100 Endgames, they didn’t have the material ready at their fingertips. And De la Villa made an important most of their errors had already been made by others as well, even by strong and sometimes famous chess players! De la Villa started collecting training material and selected those exercises best suited to retain your knowledge and avoid common errors. In this book the Spanish grandmaster presents hundreds of exercises grouped according to the various chapters in 100 Endgames. Solving these puzzles will drive home the most important ideas, refresh your knowledge and improve your calculation skills. This book contains a massive amount of clear, concise and easy-to-follow chess endgame instruction. The advice De la Villa gives in the solutions is practical and useful. Ideal for every post-beginner, club player and candidate master who wishes to win more games.

The Sicilian Defense is by far the most popular chess opening, both at club level as well as with top grandmasters. Former Spanish Champion and succesful chess coach Jesus de la Villa presents a complete repertoire for White after 1.e4 c5 2. Nf3. Each variation is clearly organized with its history, ideas, statistics, examples of tactics and strategies, and instructive games. With frequent summaries of the material presented, this is an extremely accessible book for casual and improving chess players. Dismantling the Sicilian has never been easier.

If you are aware of endgame patterns, you spot key moves quicker, analyse and calculate better, avoid making errors and memorize what you have studied more fully.Most of the patterns Jesus de la Villa presents in this new book are from the phase of the game just before a theoretical endgame turns up. Knowing these practical endgame fundamentals will enable you to fully reap the benefits of what you learned in De la Villa’s widely acclaimed classic 100 Endgames You Must Know.Studying patterns only makes sense if you are going to encounter them frequently. De la Villa presents those that have the greatest practical importance and explains and illustrates them with carefully selected examples. To show the patterns as clearly as possible, he mainly concentrates on positions in which both sides have just one piece. Presenting positions withmore pieces risks blurring the picture and making motifs less straightforward.The fact that players think in patterns has an important side-effect: their endgame errors tend to repeat themselves. That’s why De la Villa has not just included examples from games of elite GM’s but also of amateurs. Errors are always instructive and working with this book will seriously reduce the number of typical mistakes you are prone to make. The many practical exercises that De la Villa has selected will help you improve and retain what you have learned.

It is not the quality of your best moves that wins you games; it is the quality of your worst moves. The quickest way to improve your chess skills is to raise the bar.The Spanish grandmaster and coach Jesus de la Villa has proven with his best-seller 100 Endgames You Must Know that he understands exactly what a chess student needs. Building on his experience as a writer and as a coach for juniors, he has carefully selected the 50 Mistakes every player should be aware of – so the mistake can be avoided. De la Villa loves this quote from the American First Lady, Eleanor ‘Learn from the errors of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.’ For over a decade, De la Villa has closely observed the Spanish junior championships, noting the recurring errors that players make. He has taken notes, classified these errors, and created training tasks based on them. From this wealth of chess exercises, he has selected the most impactful and has added recommendations how to correct the error.Your performance will improve dramatically because this book offers •50 important chess lessons•detailed and lively explanations•clear summaries and recommendations•dozens of tests.

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El castillo ha presidido la vida de Peñafiel desde hace más de mil años, desde su primera mención en el año 943. Su importancia estratégica y económica en su dia, hoy simbólica, es tal que el propio nombre de la villa procede del de la peña que lo sostiene. En el mismo lugar se han sucedido diversas fortalezas, derribadas y vueltas a levantar hasta que en el siglo XV se construye el castillo que hoy conocemos.Sin embargo, el castillo es todavía un gran desconocido, incluso para los habitantes de Peñafiel y su Comarca. Y, sorprendentemente, salvo algunos estudios especializados (Cooper, 1991) y algunas aproximaciones de carácter más bien local (Blanco Sancho,2006 y 2009) falta un estudio global sobre la historia del castillo y su descripcion.Este libro no pretende ser el estudio científico definitivo sobre el impresionante castillo que se alza sobre la villa de Peñafiel, pero sí una aproximación rigurosa y clara que siva a quienes lo visitan como guía y como grato recuerdo; y a quienes no lo hayan visitado, como una invitación a hacerlo, siendo esta publicación un primer con tacto con una de las fortalezas medievales más importantes, de mayor belleza y mejor conservadas de España.Los autores.

If you are aware of endgame patterns, you spot key moves quicker, analyse and calculate better, and memorize what you have studied more fully. Most of the patterns Jesus de la Villa presents in this new book are from the phase of the game just before a theoretical endgame turns up. Knowing these practical endgame fundamentals will enable you to fully reap the benefits of what you learned in De la Villa’s widely acclaimed classic 100 Endgames You Must Know.Studying patterns only makes sense if you are going to encounter them frequently. De la Villa presents those with the greatest practical importance and explains and illustrates them with carefully selected examples. To show the patterns as clearly as possible, he mainly concentrates on positions in which the sides have just one piece. Presenting positions with more pieces risks blurring the picture and making motifs less straightforward.The fact that players think in patterns has an important their endgame errors tend to repeat themselves. That’s why De la Villa has not just included examples from games of elite GM’s but also of amateurs. Errors are extremely instructive and working with this book will seriously reduce the number of typical mistakes you are prone to make. The many practical exercises that De la Villa selected will help you improve and retain what you learned.

Erste deutschsprachige Ausgabe eines KlassikersDie gute Nachricht in Bezug auf Schachendspiele ist, dass Sie nur relativ wenige Endspiele wirklich auswendig kennen müssen. Und noch Wenn Sie diese Endspiele erst einmal beherrschen, wird Ihr Wissen niemals veralten.Die schlechte Nachricht ist freilich, dass die Endspieltechnik der meisten Spieler unzureichend ist. Die neuzeitlichen Bedenkzeitkontrollen verschlimmern die Lage Man hat nicht mehr genug Zeit, sich gründlich in die Stellung zu vertiefen.Das Buch enthält nur jene Endspiele, • am häufigsten vorkommen• leicht zu lernen sind• Ideen enthalten, die auch in komplizierteren Stellungen anwendbar sindSie werden folgendes erhalten und so Ihre Ergebnisse drastisch • einfache Regeln• Ausführliche und anschauliche Erläuterungen • Zahlreiche Diagramme• Klare Zusammenfassungen der wichtigsten Themen • Dutzende von TestaufgabenThe good news about endgames • there are relatively few endings you should know by heart• once you know these endings, that's it. Your knowledge never goes out of date!The bad news is that, all the same, the endgame technique of most players is deficient. Modern time-controls make matters there is simply not enough time to delve deep into the position.Jesus de la Vila debunks the myth that endgame theory is complex and he teaches you to steer the game into a position you are familiar with.This book contains only those endgames • show up most frequently• are easy to learn• contain ideas that are useful in more difficult positions.Your performance will improve dramatically because this book brings • simple rules• detailed and lively explanations• many diagrams• clear summaries of the most important themes• dozens of tests.

The Sicilian Defence is the most widely played chess opening, both at club level as well as among top grandmasters. Since Black gets dynamic play in almost all variations, black players of all levels will probably continue to play the Sicilian for a long time to come. It has been difficult for White to obtain any advantage in Sicilian sidelines, and this book therefore presents a complete repertoire for White in the most widely played main the Open Sicilians with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3. All of Black’s possible answers are covered. ‘Dismantling the Sicilian’ is clearly organized, and each variation is presented with its history, its main ideas, its typical tactics and strategies, and with instructive games. The authors thoroughly explain the relevant themes and always summarizes the most important features. This a completely new edition, updated and extended from the original 2009 publication.

En contraste con la constante evolución de la teoría de aperturas, la de los finales es mucho más duradera; si nos referimos a los finales básicos es casi inmutable. Los finales que hay que saber son relativamente pocos. Aquí se han seleccionado los 100 que el autor ha considerado más útiles.

Refelexionespresentadas en las jornadas del mismo nombre que permiten avanzar en el conocimiento de las relaciones históricas y de los pararlelos antifguos y modernos entre Grecia y España, facilitando así el mejor conocimiento de ambas sociedades y la comprensión de las raíces del amplio sentimiento de simpatía y solidaridad mutua existente entre ellas.

Tout le monde s'accorde sur les bénéfices d'une bonne connaissance de la théorie des fins de parties. Entre autres : Pourtant, la plupart des amateurs font l'impasse sur l'étude des finales - ce qui permettra aux lecteurs de ce livre de glaner de nombreux points. C'est que la théorie des finales semble quelque peu aride et impressionne par son ampleur. En réalité, le nombre de positions et méthodes de jeu qu'il faut vraiment connaître est restreint. Ce livre les contient toutes. L'auteur a sélectionné pour vous les 100 positions les plus importantes à connaître. Convaincu de ce qu'on ne retiendra vraiment que si on les comprend bien, il en a décortiqué la logique et résumé les conclusions. Il a élaboré des tests permettant de vérifier et consolider vos connaissances. En suivant ses conseils, vous gagnerez un temps considérable pour une étude efficace des finales, qui vous ouvrira les portes d'une profonde compréhension du jeu d'échecs.

If you are aware of endgame patterns, you spot key moves quicker, analyse and calculate better, and memorize what you have studied more fully. Most of the patterns Jesus de la Villa presents in this new book are from the phase of the game just before a theoretical endgame turns up. Knowing these practical endgame fundamentals will enable you to fully reap the benefits of what you learned in De la Villa’s widely acclaimed classic 100 Endgames You Must Know.Studying patterns only makes sense if you are going to encounter them frequently. De la Villa presents those with the greatest practical importance and explains and illustrates them with carefully selected examples. To show the patterns as clearly as possible, he mainly concentrates on positions in which the sides have just one piece. Presenting positions with more pieces risks blurring the picture and making motifs less straightforward.The fact that players think in patterns has an important their endgame errors tend to repeat themselves. That’s why De la Villa has not just included examples from games of elite GM’s but also of amateurs. Errors are extremely instructive and working with this book will seriously reduce the number of typical mistakes you are prone to make. The many practical exercises that De la Villa selected will help you improve and retain what you learned.