No less an authority than World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov has remarked on his fondness for chess studies, adding, "The time I take to solve studies tests my sporting form, and I use many ideas in practical play." Most strong players appreciate the depth of ideas that come from chess studies, and this completely updated and revised introduction to the endgame uses new notation to offer players a series of valuable training exercises. Authors John Beasley and Timothy Whitworth are expert chess players and writers, and Endgame Magic is the first book on the subject by authorities in the field. Rather than employing situations that arose in actual play, the authors devised these challenging studies specifically for this volume in order to offer combinations far more spectacular than those produced over a board. The text is clearly worded and free of jargon. Three diagrams accompany each study, precluding the need for a chess set and making the book an ideal travel companion. AUTHORS: The studies columnist for British Chess Magazine, John Beasley was a member of the British team in the World Solving Championship in 1977 and 1978 and director of the event in 1994. A renowned expert on endgame studies, Timothy Whitworth has written definitive works on the studies of Kubbel, Mattison, Gulyaev, and the Platov bothers. He was a studies columnist for British Chess Magazine from 1988-1995.