Aagaard: Conceptual Rook Endgames (hardcover) UpdateSN_required true Coverage of Black's main defensive

Coverage of Black's main defensive setups against both opening moves

GM Nikola Sedlak disagrees

explanation of the topic and some help and hints to help the reader solve the exercises

Nc3 deserves recognition as a legitimate opening in its own right

all sorts of 'evergreen classics' of the players are offered

Aagaard: Conceptual Rook Endgames (hardcover) UpdateSN_required true Coverage of Black's main defensiveRook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland, published as a sister volume to this book as the peak