Endgame Studies

Golembek's Encyclopedia of Chess defines an Endgame Study as "a composed position where the play shows a forced win or draw in a unique manner." Golembek writes, "at its highest level the study is an art form where strict canons of originality, variety, harmony and beauty may apply." The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper and Whyld suggests that "study composition reached a high level during the great days of Islamic chess in the 9th and 10th centuries" and "lay almost neglected until the 19th century." Studies differ from chess problems in that they are more closely related to positions that could arise over-the-board and the solution does not require a predetermined number of moves. … [Read more...]

Golembek's Encyclopedia of Chess defines an Endgame Study as "a composed position where the play shows a forced win or draw in a unique manner." Golembek writes, "at its highest level the study is an art form where strict canons of originality, variety, harmony and beauty may apply." The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper and Whyld suggests that "study composition reached a high level during the great days of Islamic chess in the 9th and 10th centuries" and "lay almost neglected until the 19th century."Studies differ from chess problems in that they are more closely related to positions that could arise over-the-board and the solution does not require a predetermined number of moves. … [Read more...]

Golembek's Encyclopedia of Chess defines an Endgame Study as "a composed position where the play shows a forced win or draw in a unique manner." Golembek writes, "at its highest level the study is an art form where strict canons of originality, variety, harmony and beauty may apply." The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper and Whyld suggests that "study composition reached a high level during the great days of Islamic chess in the 9th and 10th centuries" and "lay almost neglected until the 19th century." Studies differ from chess problems in that they are more closely related to positions that could arise over-the-board and the solution does not require a predetermined number of moves. … [Read more...]

Golembek's Encyclopedia of Chess defines an Endgame Study as "a composed position where the play shows a forced win or draw in a unique manner." Golembek writes, "at its highest level the study is an art form where strict canons of originality, variety, harmony and beauty may apply." The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper and Whyld suggests that "study composition reached a high level during the great days of Islamic chess in the 9th and 10th centuries" and "lay almost neglected until the 19th century." Studies differ from chess problems in that they are more closely related to positions that could arise over-the-board and the solution does not require a predetermined number of moves. … [Read more...]

Golembek's Encyclopedia of Chess defines an Endgame Study as "a composed position where the play shows a forced win or draw in a unique manner." Golembek writes, "at its highest level the study is an art form where strict canons of originality, variety, harmony and beauty may apply." The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper and Whyld suggests that "study composition reached a high level during the great days of Islamic chess in the 9th and 10th centuries" and "lay almost neglected until the 19th century." Studies differ from chess problems in that they are more closely related to positions that could arise over-the-board and the solution does not require a predetermined number of moves. … [Read more...]

Golembek's Encyclopedia of Chess defines an Endgame Study as "a composed position where the play shows a forced win or draw in a unique manner." Golembek writes, "at its highest level the study is an art form where strict canons of originality, variety, harmony and beauty may apply." The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper and Whyld suggests that "study composition reached a high level during the great days of Islamic chess in the 9th and 10th centuries" and "lay almost neglected until the 19th century." Studies differ from chess problems in that they are more closely related to positions that could arise over-the-board and the solution does not require a predetermined number of moves. … [Read more...]

Golembek's Encyclopedia of Chess defines an Endgame Study as "a composed position where the play shows a forced win or draw in a unique manner." Golembek writes, "at its highest level the study is an art form where strict canons of originality, variety, harmony and beauty may apply." The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper and Whyld suggests that "study composition reached a high level during the great days of Islamic chess in the 9th and 10th centuries" and "lay almost neglected until the 19th century." Studies differ from chess problems in that they are more closely related to positions that could arise over-the-board and the solution does not require a predetermined number of moves. … [Read more...]

Golembek's Encyclopedia of Chess defines an Endgame Study as "a composed position where the play shows a forced win or draw in a unique manner." Golembek writes, "at its highest level the study is an art form where strict canons of originality, variety, harmony and beauty may apply." The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper and Whyld suggests that "study composition reached a high level during the great days of Islamic chess in the 9th and 10th centuries" and "lay almost neglected until the 19th century." Studies differ from chess problems in that they are more closely related to positions that could arise over-the-board and the solution does not require a predetermined number of moves. … [Read more...]

Golembek's Encyclopedia of Chess defines an Endgame Study as "a composed position where the play shows a forced win or draw in a unique manner." Golembek writes, "at its highest level the study is an art form where strict canons of originality, variety, harmony and beauty may apply." The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper and Whyld suggests that "study composition reached a high level during the great days of Islamic chess in the 9th and 10th centuries" and "lay almost neglected until the 19th century." Studies differ from chess problems in that they are more closely related to positions that could arise over-the-board and the solution does not require a predetermined number of moves. … [Read more...]

Golembek's Encyclopedia of Chess defines an Endgame Study as "a composed position where the play shows a forced win or draw in a unique manner." Golembek writes, "at its highest level the study is an art form where strict canons of originality, variety, harmony and beauty may apply." The Oxford Companion to Chess by Hooper and Whyld suggests that "study composition reached a high level during the great days of Islamic chess in the 9th and 10th centuries" and "lay almost neglected until the 19th century." Studies differ from chess problems in that they are more closely related to positions that could arise over-the-board and the solution does not require a predetermined number of moves. … [Read more...]