The Fifth Edition of a Modern Masterpiece
When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky's Endgame
Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of
the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised
fifth edition is better than ever!
Here is what Vladimir Kramnik, the 14th World Champion, had to say in
his foreword to the fifth edition:
"I consider Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual an absolute must for every chess
professional, and no less important even for a club player... I always
recommend this book... I consider it to be one of the very best chess
books published in recent times and I am very pleased with the new
enhanced edition..."
German grandmaster Karsten Muller, widely recognized as one of the best
endgame theoreticians in the world today, has carefully updated the
fifth edition with the help of American grandmaster Alex Fishbein. The
incredible instructional value of the exercises has been preserved, and
the blue text used in the first four editions has been replaced with
text with a light grey background.
Here's what they had to say about the first edition:
"Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual ... may well be the chess book of the year
... [It] comes close to an ultimate one-volume manual on the
endgame." - Lubomir Kavalek in his chess column of December 1, 2003 in
the Washington Post
"Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual is quite simply a masterpiece of research
and insight ... Most of all, Dvoretsky's analysis is staggering in its
depth and accuracy." - John Watson at The Week In Chess.
2003 Book of the Year - JeremySilman.com
2003 Book of the Year - Seagaard Chess Reviews
