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 pre-determined number of moves. … [Read more...]
Endgame Studies
Endgame Study #925
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 pre-determined number of moves. … [Read more...]
Endgame Study #924
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...]
Endgame Study #923
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 pre-determined number of moves. … [Read more...]
Endgame Study #922
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 pre-determined number of moves. … [Read more...]
Endgame Study #921
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 pre-determined number of moves. … [Read more...]
Endgame Study #920
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 pre-determined number of moves. … [Read more...]
Endgame Study #919
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 pre-determined number of moves. … [Read more...]
Endgame Study #918
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 pre-determined number of moves. … [Read more...]
Endgame Study #917
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 pre-determined number of moves. … [Read more...]