Jan Timman on endgame studies, written from the composer’s side of the board rather than the solver’s. This revised edition was published by New in Chess in 2023, 264 pages.
Fourteen chapters, each on one theme: miniature studies, rook versus bishop, preventing pawn promotion, various promotion combinations, knight promotions, bishop promotions, mating patterns, stalemate patterns, mutual zugzwang, building a fortress, systematic maneuvers, the disappearing trick, three themes, and a closing chapter of various studies. Timman explains that he wanted to organize a field most books treat as a random collection, and that he used the engine constructively, repairing damaged studies rather than publishing refutations of them.
Best for: players and study enthusiasts drawn to endgame composition. Advanced.