Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual
The Sixth Edition of a Modern Masterpiece

When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised sixth edition – 504 pages – is better than ever! German grandmaster Karsten Müller, widely recognized as one of the best endgame theoreticians in the world today, has carefully updated the sixth edition with the help of American grandmaster Alex Fishbein.

Here is what Magnus Carlsen, the 16th World Champion, had to say in his foreword to the sixth edition:
“This book occupies a very special place in chess literature… Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual will fill you with the joy and knowledge that will surely improve both your endgame skills and your understanding of our royal game.”

Here is what Vladimir Kramnik, the 14th World Champion, had to say in his foreword to the fifth edition:
“I consider it to be one of the very best chess books published in recent times…”

“Dvoretsky’s analysis is staggering in its depth and accuracy.” – John Watson in his review of the first edition in The Week In Chess.

“Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual comes close to an ultimate one-volume manual on the endgame.” – Lubomir Kavalek in his review of the first edition in his Washington Post column.
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Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual
The Sixth Edition of a Modern Masterpiece

When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised sixth edition – 504 pages – is better than ever! German grandmaster Karsten Müller, widely recognized as one of the best endgame theoreticians in the world today, has carefully updated the sixth edition with the help of American grandmaster Alex Fishbein.

Here is what Magnus Carlsen, the 16th World Champion, had to say in his foreword to the sixth edition:
“This book occupies a very special place in chess literature… Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual will fill you with the joy and knowledge that will surely improve both your endgame skills and your understanding of our royal game.”

Here is what Vladimir Kramnik, the 14th World Champion, had to say in his foreword to the fifth edition:
“I consider it to be one of the very best chess books published in recent times…”

“Dvoretsky’s analysis is staggering in its depth and accuracy.” – John Watson in his review of the first edition in The Week In Chess.

“Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual comes close to an ultimate one-volume manual on the endgame.” – Lubomir Kavalek in his review of the first edition in his Washington Post column.
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The Sixth Edition of a Modern Masterpiece

When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised sixth edition – 504 pages – is better than ever! German grandmaster Karsten Müller, widely recognized as one of the best endgame theoreticians in the world today, has carefully updated the sixth edition with the help of American grandmaster Alex Fishbein.

Here is what Magnus Carlsen, the 16th World Champion, had to say in his foreword to the sixth edition:
“This book occupies a very special place in chess literature… Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual will fill you with the joy and knowledge that will surely improve both your endgame skills and your understanding of our royal game.”

Here is what Vladimir Kramnik, the 14th World Champion, had to say in his foreword to the fifth edition:
“I consider it to be one of the very best chess books published in recent times…”

“Dvoretsky’s analysis is staggering in its depth and accuracy.” – John Watson in his review of the first edition in The Week In Chess.

“Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual comes close to an ultimate one-volume manual on the endgame.” – Lubomir Kavalek in his review of the first edition in his Washington Post column.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781963885101
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/15/2025
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 504
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

Mark Dvoretsky (1947-2016) was one of the legendary chess instructors of our time. His Endgame Manual is considered one of the classics of chess literature.

Magnus Carlsen was the 16th World Champion and is considered by many to be the GOAT.

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A Far-Advanced Passed Pawn
Transition to a Rook vs. Pawn Endgame
It often happens that a passed pawn is so strong that the opponent must inevitably give a rook away for it. In such cases, one should take into account and know well the methods we have learned from studying rook versus pawns endgames.
Black’s actions in the following endgame were based on two typical methods: shouldering and cutting off the king.

Yusupov – Tseshkovsky
Moscow tt 1981
[Diagram]
On the straightforward 1...hg? (1...Kd3? 2 Rf2! or 2 Rg2! has the same consequences) 2 Kxg3 Kd3 3 Ra2 c3 4 h4 c2 5 Rxc2 Kxc2 White, of course, cannot play 6 h5?? Rd4!, but 6 Kg4? Kd3 7 h5 Ke4 8 Kg5 Ke5 9 Kg6 Ke6 10 h6 Rg1+ also loses. It is shouldering that helps here: 6 Kf4! Kd3 7 h5 Rh1 8 Kg5 Ke4 9 h6 Ke5 10 Kg6 Ke6 11 Kg7! (rather than 11 h7? Rg1+ 12 Kh6 Kf7 13 h8N+ Kf6 14 Kh7 Rg2*o) 11...Ke7 (11...Rg1+ 12 Kf8) 12 h7 Rg1+ 13 Kh8!=
Deliberating over his next move, Tseshkovsky recognized White’s defensive plan and found the way to prevent its realization.
1...Rf1+!! 2 Kg4 hg
Now, after 3 Kxg3 Kd3 4 Ra2 c3 5 h4 c2 6 Rxc2 Kxc2, the white king cannot go to f4, and White loses.
3 Rd2+ Ke3 4 Rg2
4 Rc2 Rf4+! 5 Kxg3 Rd4 6 h4 Kd3 changes nothing.
4...Rf4+!
White could hold after 4...c3? 5 Rxg3+ Kd4 6 Rg2 Kd3 7 h4 (compared with the line 3 Kxg3 Kd3 he would have an extra tempo). Alas, Black wins easily by means of cutting the king off along the fourth rank.
5 Kxg3 c3 6 h4 Rc4 7 Rc2 Kd3 8 Rc1 c2 9 h5 Kd2 10 Rh1 c1Q 11 Rxc1 Kxc1! White resigned.

The most important method in sharp endings with a far-advanced passed pawn is interference (“building a bridge”). It occurs, together with other useful techniques, in the following example.

Balashov – Dvoretsky
USSR ch tt, Moscow 1967*
[diagram]
The main threat is by no means Kc5-b6-b7 – in that case the king will certainly be late when coming back to fight against the black pawn. White is planning 2 Kb5! followed by the interference: Rc6+ and Ra6. If 1...Kf5? then again 2 Kb5! Ra1 (2...Rxa7 3 Rxa7 g4 4 Kc4 Ke4 5 Rg7 Kf3 6 Kd3 g3 7 Rf7+ and 8 Ke2) 3 Rc5+! Kf4 4 Rc4+ and 5 Ra4, or 3...Kf6 4 Rc6+ and 5 Ra6.
Every tempo counts in such situations. Black holds by means of driving the king away by vertical checks. The king should be driven as far as possible from the g-pawn.
1...Ra1! 2 Kb6 Rb1+! 3 Kc6 Ra1 4 Kb7 Rb1+ (the immediate 4...Kf5 is also sufficient for a draw) 5 Kc8 Ra1 6 Kb8 Kf5=
Another method of preventing the threat of interference,

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