Improve Your Chess at Any Age - Hortillosa "CHW33-WB" providing the student with a

providing the student with a thorough grounding in the basic principles and practical aspects of king and pawn endgame play

This design is very original in that the seam runs vertically with the grain making it nearly invisible when viewed from a several feet away

especially the main lines with 4

a hearty two thumbs up

and the 4 f3 variation

Improve Your Chess at Any Age - Hortillosa "CHW33-WB" providing the student with aIn August 2008 Andres D. Hortillosa entered the New England Masters. It was a brave choice for an unrated player to compete in such a tough event, but it proved to be an inspired decision; he exceeded all expectations and was rewarded with a FIDE international rating of 2199. This, however, was no overnight success; it was the result of systematic work. How did he achieve such outstanding improvement? The answer lies in this book. Hortillosa believes