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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 it's 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. Compared to positions that could arise
in actual play, the study is usually more subtle and every unit should be
essential to the solution. As Beasley and Whitworth write in Endgame
Magic, "a study has the cultivated intensity of a short story." The World
Chess Federation, FIDE, now recognizes skill in study composing by
awarding GM, IM, and FM titles for study composition.

Magnus Force (Ebook)

by Colin Crouch

The aim in each position is to achieve a win or a draw, and, unless it is

otherwise noted, it is always White to move. ChessCafe.com is pleased to
present a weekly endgame study for your enjoyment. All endgame studies
are available for download in the
ChessCafe.com Archives.

Fighting Chess:

Move by Move
by Colin Crouch

Endgame Study #876

D. Ponziani
Il Giuoco Incomparabile

degli Scacchi
1769
White to Play

[FEN "7k/8/5P2/7P/ppp5/8/8/K7 w - - 0 1"]

Many of the featured endgame studies can be

found in the fourth edition of Harold van der
Heijden's
endgame study database. With
76,132 entries, it is the most comprehensive
collection of endgame studies available.

Best of Viswanathan Anand

by Chess Informant

If you are interested in endgame studies, look

into the endgame study magazine EG. The
complete PDF archives of
EG Volumes 1-152 are available online, as is
the complete run of British Endgame Study News.

Solution
1.h6 Kg8 2.Kb1! b3 [2...a3 3.Ka2; 2...c3 3.Kc2] 3.Kb2 1-0

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