One Rook Saves The Day

Learn Great Traps, Turn Losses Into Draws And Draws Into Wins! Sergei Tkachenko, AMember Of The Ukrainian Team That Won The th World Chess Composition Tournament In And Which Came Second In , , , And , Has Collected Studies Whose Common Theme Is That White Ends Up With Just One Rook In The Finale, Yet Manages To Win Or Draw.  There Are No More Than Six Moves In Almost All Solutions, So Experienced Chess Players Can Analyze The Positions Directly From The DiagramsNewbies To Chess Problems Will Also Find Analyzing These Studies UsefulThe Diverse Set Of Tactical Ideas Involving ASingle Rook In The Finale Will Enable Them To Gain ADeeper Understanding Of The Rook?s ResourcefulnessSome Of These Studies Are Classics From Bygone AgesOthers Were Originally Published In The Soviet Union Or Exsoviet CountriesSeveral Are Sergei?s Own CompositionsThis Is The Fourth Book In ASeries Of Endgame Studies By Sergei Tkachenko To Be Published By Elk And Ruby Publishing House.
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