Aagaard: Conceptual Rook Endgames (paperback) topmaterial - For all those who

- For all those who are involved in chess in an academic context

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Aagaard: Conceptual Rook Endgames (paperback) topmaterial - For all those whoRook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland, published as a sister volume to this book as the peak