Capablanca's Endgame Technique by Alex Colovic (hardcover)

This Capablanca's Endgame Technique by Alex Colovic is an English-language hardcover chess book that uses Capablanca’s endgames to show how small advantages are converted into full points through clear planning and accurate piece placement.

José Raúl Capablanca’s games remain some of the most instructive material in chess, and their clarity has long appealed to players who want to improve their practical understanding. This book builds on that strength by showing why his endgames still matter and how they can sharpen your own decision-making.

What the book covers

Alex Colovic selects the most instructive Capablanca endgames and explains how to convert even a modest edge without relying only on calculation. The emphasis is on where to place the pieces, when to simplify, and how to reduce the opponent’s counterplay.

• the principle of two weaknesses and how to create a second target,
• converting an advantage through better piece placement,
• building intuition in double rook endgames,
• the role of prophylaxis in exchanges and simplification.

The ideas in the book are useful beyond the endgame itself. Understanding Capablanca’s technique can also help you judge exchanges earlier in the game, identify which weaknesses to press, and steer the position with less risk.

About the author and edition

Alex Colovic is a Macedonian grandmaster and chess trainer whose writing draws on more than thirty years of tournament and coaching experience. That background gives the book a practical, accessible feel.

• Language: English
• Binding: hardcover
• Page count: 120

As Capablanca himself put it: “To improve your game, you must study the endgame before anything else.” This book shows exactly why that advice still holds true.

Reviews

Sean Marsh (CHESS magazine)“The material is highly pertinent to the club player, with Colovic covering such topics as the principle of two weaknesses, improving the pieces, prophylaxis, and how to deepen your intuition in double rook endgames.”

Key details

• Product type: hardcover chess book
• Subject: Capablanca endgames
• Author: Alex Colovic
• Language: English
• Binding: hardcover
• Page count: 120
• Topics covered: two weaknesses, piece placement, double rook endgames, prophylaxis