360 Brilliant and Instructive End Games.

360 Brilliant and Instructive End Games. by Troitskii, Aleksei Alekseevich. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780486219592.

In chess, as in advertising, there are brand names. Few names are as honored in chess as that of Troitzky, who for more than forty years maintained a magnificent record of unbroken creative activity. During that time he composed hundreds of these delightful endgame studies which are unsurpassable for elegance and subtlety. Troitzky is the great artist of the endgame domain, inimitable in his skillful manipulation of the chess pieces. The present collection contains the studies that Troitzky considered his best. It would be difficult to think of a more enjoyable experience than savoring and enjoying these gems.