Thanks to the QR codes above the diagrams you can download the posi- tion directly to your
smartphone and watch or analyze the game so that the laborious and error-prone input by hand
is no longer necessary. This book is the last product of the long-term collaboration of the
renowned German grandmaster Dr. Karsten Müller and the chess trainer and analyst FM Claus
Dieter Meyer (1946-2020) whose heart's desire was to write yet another book on endgames. The
focus is on such 'magical topics' as mate stalemate zugzwang and rook endings - especially on
examples in which 'magic' and instructive content are linked in a way that many rules of thumb
can be illustrated and - what is almost more important - many exceptions to the rules. Claus
Dieter Meyer and Dr. Karsten Müller take the reader on a fantastic journey - not to the center
of the earth or to the stars but to magical moments in chess endgames. Join GM Luis Engel's
king's march all over the board. Marvel at Magnus Carlsen's elegance in an endgame with
opposite-colored bishops. Be amazed by the blackout of a silicon monster against an opponent of
its own kind. In his inimitable way Claus Dieter Meyer went in search of such examples. Since
the beginning of his coaching career he has been driven by the desire to discover surprising
points by the joy of researching the subtlety of different move orders and the search for a
glimmer of hope in seemingly hopeless situations. The most brilliant studies and exquisite
games from world champions appear next to uncut diamonds from lower leagues. What all the
examples have in common however is the original idea the brainstorm sometimes even a
cascade of brilliant maneuvers. Collected by Claus Dieter Meyer and put on paper by Dr. Karsten
Müller. This book is highly recommended as a valuable collection of material and entertaining
reading for all players learners and coaches. (Excerpts from the preface by the junior coach
of the German Chess Federation Bernd Vökler)
