Endgame Book Reccomendations?

I am trying to get better at mty endgame- anybody have any book reccomendations that only deal with the endgame?

I would like to know the same,as i share the same problem.Please,guys,guide us.

Thanks in advance.

Silman's complete endgame course.

I haven't seen Silman's book, so I can't comment on it. I learned basic endgames from Pandolfini's Endgame Course, and then moved on to Muller & Lamprecht's Fundamental Chess Endings (which I wouldn't recommend until after you've mastered the basics).

Much more important than which book you choose is your determination to learn endgames. I've won a lot of points by knowing when, and how, to simplify into a won endgame (and just as important, when not to simplify into a lost endgame).

Silman's Complete Endgame Course and Pandolfini's Endgame Course are great places to start.  There are some typos in the latter, but they're pretty noticeable and there's online corrections available.  

I wouldn't pass by 'Dvoretsky's Endgame' book either.

I have Silman's book and it's fantastic -- highly recommended.

Silman's book is great and Rook Endings by Levenfish and Smyslov is also good

Thanks everyone- great info... seems like Silman's is a good place to start.

I like " Winning chess endings"  by:- Yasser Seirawan. Its a great book to learn basics also....

Your long live chess rating = 1316. I would go for Silman's Complete Endgame Course. You'll eventually need more, but it's a good introduction.

IrishMike> I wouldn't pass by 'Dvoretsky's Endgame' book either.

I think he can pass on reading Dvoretsky or Mueller cover-to-cover for another 400 rating points at least, unless learning the endgame is his passion. They would make great reference books though, especially for analyzing his losses.  :)

The silman book taught me a lot, even in the low-rated sections when I was 1800.

I guess that means that it's not essential to have this knowledge, but it can't hurt.

here's another vote for Silman's

R Fine's Basic Chess endings is a classic which is  not to be overlooked

Very interesting here. Well, I am having trouble to choose between Reuben Fine's Basic Chess Ending and Silman's Complete Endgame Course what will it be ?

I would recommend:

General Works:

Silman's Complete Endgame Course by Silman

Essential Chess Endings by Howell

Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge by Averbakh

Either Basic Chess Endings by Fine, or Fundamental Chess Endings by Muller and Lamprecht. Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual would probably be something to approach at a later date. BCE or FCE are mainly reference works.

How to Play Chess Endings by Muller and Pajeken

Practical Chess Endings by Keres

Specialized works:

Practical Rook Endings by Mednis

Practical Bishop Endings by Mednis

Practical Knight Endings by Mednis

Survival Guide to Rook Endings by Emms

Final Countdown by Hajenius & Van Riemsdijk

Game collections based on endings:

Exploring the Endgame by Peter Griffith

Capablanca's Best Endings by Chernev

Anatoly Karporv: Endgame Virtuoso by Karolyi

Endgame Virtuoso by Smyslov

Some other books that might be of interest:

Chess Endgame Training by Rosen

Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics

Tactical Chess Endings by Nunn

100 Endgames You Must Know by de la Villa

I think I would recommend Silman's book over BCE or FCE for practical training use. Going through Silman's book, and then maybe Mednis' books and after that branching off into whatever you want.

Thank you snits for the info., that is quite a impressive list you got there. Have you got them all ? 

I haven't managed to track down the bishop and knight books by Mednis yet, but if they are as nice as his rook book they will be worth it, plus his books are pretty cheap. Need to make another trip to the Chess Emporium and see if they have them.

My instructor has had my copies of Van Perlo's and Nunn's Tactical Chess Endings pretty much since I got them.

The rest of the books and then some are sitting on my bookcase. I just listed some of the ones I thought would be best. I could probably throw Shereshevsky's Endgame Strategy on to the list, but I imagine it should be a later book like Dvoretsky.

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/list-your-chess-books?page=1

This thread lists most of my chess library.

I may be a bit out of date, but I learned a lot in studying end games by playing through some of Akiba Rubintsteins games and Capablanca's , and the book of Averbach on the endings. My study then was easier because i studied the endgames which resulted from the openings i frequently used ( back then I freuqently used the QGD). You can try it if you want. But sometimes minor pieces plays a role in the transition from the middlegame to the endgame. For example if you play the Caro-kann, you may want to study knight endgames because knights play an important part in this opening. It worked for me but I'm not quite sure if it would work on you since players have different approach.But if you try it and it worked then go on to other phase of the endgame. Practice makes perfect.

I am hoping that the new version of the 2nd volume on Rubinstein by Donaldson and Minev will come out soon. Has anyone read the Kmoch's book Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces: 100 Selected Games? 

I agree that is beneficial to look at the types of endings that tend to result from your openings.

I also think that an emphasis should be placed on rook endings, since they are very common.