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    Any feedback on books by Edmar Mednis? Especially endgame books

    Practical Rook Endings
    Q&A on the endgame
    Better Endgame Play

    BTW, if you have any feedback on "How Karpov Wins", please do feel free to share.

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    Books by Edmar Mednis

    March 26, 2021

    As far as I know, this is a list of books by Mednis:

    1 How to beat Bobby Fischer 1974
    2 How Karpov wins 1975
    3 How to beat the Russians 1978
    4 Practical endgame lessons 1979
    5 The Modern defence 1979
    6 Open games (except Ruy Lopez) 1980
    7 King power in chess 1982
    8 Practical rook endings 1982
    9 From the opening into the endgame 1983
    10 Questions & answers on practical endgame play 1987
    11 From the middlegame into the endgame 1987
    12 How to defeat a superior opponent 1989
    13 Strategic themes in endgames 1989
    14 Practical bishop endings 1990
    15 How to be a complete tournament player 1991
    16 Rate your endgame 1992
    17 Practical knight endings 1993
    18 Strategic chess: mastering the closed game 1993
    19 Practical opening tips 1997
    20 Practical endgame tips 1997
    21 The king in the endgame 1997
    22 Practical middlegame tips 1998
    23 The king in the middlegame 1999
    24 How to play good opening moves 2002

    Peter Svidler read How to beat Bobby Fischer so many times as a young player that his copy was falling apart


    See:

    U.S. Championships 2017
    Round Nine
    Posting #23

    https://forum.chesstalk.com/forum/chesstalk-canada-s-chess-discussion-board-go-to-www-strategygames-ca-for-your-chess-needs/15899-u-s-championships-st-louis-2017/page2

    See also:

    https://forum.chesstalk.com/forum/ch...439-ana-tijoux
    Last edited by Wayne Komer; Friday, 26th March, 2021, 03:25 PM.

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    • #3
      His book 'Practical Middlegame Play' is excellent! 'From the opening into the endgame' is pretty good; it is a rare theme, and gets one to think in different ways, which is always beneficial. Mednis writes for the non-Master, and his style is clear and uncluttered. And Mednis did defeat Fischer himself once; that was Fischer's first (of only three!) lost game in U.S. Championship play.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Wayne Komer View Post
        Books by Edmar Mednis

        March 26, 2021

        As far as I know, this is a list of books by Mednis:

        1 How to beat Bobby Fischer 1974
        2 How Karpov wins 1975
        3 How to beat the Russians 1978
        4 Practical endgame lessons 1979
        5 The Modern defence 1979
        6 Open games (except Ruy Lopez) 1980
        7 King power in chess 1982
        8 Practical rook endings 1982
        9 From the opening into the endgame 1983
        10 Questions & answers on practical endgame play 1987
        11 From the middlegame into the endgame 1987
        12 How to defeat a superior opponent 1989
        13 Strategic themes in endgames 1989
        14 Practical bishop endings 1990
        15 How to be a complete tournament player 1991
        16 Rate your endgame 1992
        17 Practical knight endings 1993
        18 Strategic chess: mastering the closed game 1993
        19 Practical opening tips 1997
        20 Practical endgame tips 1997
        21 The king in the endgame 1997
        22 Practical middlegame tips 1998
        23 The king in the middlegame 1999
        24 How to play good opening moves 2002

        Peter Svidler read How to beat Bobby Fischer so many times as a young player that his copy was falling apart


        See:

        U.S. Championships 2017
        Round Nine
        Posting #23

        https://forum.chesstalk.com/forum/chesstalk-canada-s-chess-discussion-board-go-to-www-strategygames-ca-for-your-chess-needs/15899-u-s-championships-st-louis-2017/page2

        See also:

        https://forum.chesstalk.com/forum/ch...439-ana-tijoux
        Thank you for this, Wayne.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Frank Dixon View Post
          His book 'Practical Middlegame Play' is excellent! 'From the opening into the endgame' is pretty good; it is a rare theme, and gets one to think in different ways, which is always beneficial. Mednis writes for the non-Master, and his style is clear and uncluttered. And Mednis did defeat Fischer himself once; that was Fischer's first (of only three!) lost game in U.S. Championship play.
          Thank you for the feedback, Frank. In particular, it is great to hear that his writing is for the non-Master.

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          • #6
            My favorite book by Mednis is: King Power in Chess

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Hans Jung View Post
              My favorite book by Mednis is: King Power in Chess
              Thank you, Hans, for sharing.

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              • #8
                I liked the books of his that I read.

                Strategic Chess
                Opening to the Endgame
                Middlegame to the Endgame
                How to defeat a Superior Opponent
                How to play good opening moves
                How to be a complete tournament player

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Vlad Drkulec View Post
                  I liked the books of his that I read.

                  Strategic Chess
                  Opening to the Endgame
                  Middlegame to the Endgame
                  How to defeat a Superior Opponent
                  How to play good opening moves
                  How to be a complete tournament player
                  Thanks, Vlad, for sharing this.

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                  • #10
                    I like King Power in chess myself, it is a great book with a subject not often touched upon, how to use the king effectively in all stages of the game including the opening and middlegame.
                    How to beat Bobby Fischer is also a great read.

                    From the opening to the endgame is also a good book, playing in Ulf Anderson style choosing openings that go straight to the endgame with no or little middlegame. Mednis was an undervalued author in my opinion.

                    By the way, Wayne, thank you , for all your writings on chesstalk, I read you everyday. Most informative.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Marc Andre Beaudry View Post
                      I like King Power in chess myself, it is a great book with a subject not often touched upon, how to use the king effectively in all stages of the game including the opening and middlegame.
                      How to beat Bobby Fischer is also a great read.

                      From the opening to the endgame is also a good book, playing in Ulf Anderson style choosing openings that go straight to the endgame with no or little middlegame. Mednis was an undervalued author in my opinion.

                      By the way, Wayne, thank you , for all your writings on chesstalk, I read you everyday. Most informative.
                      Thank you, Marc, for sharing your insights.

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