Chess Camp Volume 4, Elementary Endgames

This Chess Camp Volume 4: Elementary Endgames is an English-language hardcover chess training book for beginner players, as well as for parents and coaches teaching children. Part of the Chess Camp series, it teaches step by step through exercises and positions rather than theory alone.

What the book covers

This fourth volume focuses on elementary endgames, the stage of the game that often decides the result. It guides the reader through the practical ideas that help beginners understand endgame play and make more confident decisions at the board.

The material includes basic mating patterns, such as king and rook against a lone king. It also explains how to avoid stalemate, when stalemate can be used as a defence against checkmate, and key endgame ideas such as the passed pawn and king opposition.

How the Chess Camp series teaches

Chess Camp is designed as a learn-by-doing training system. Instead of presenting theory on its own, it uses exercises and positions that organise the material in a clear sequence. That approach works well for children and for anyone starting out in chess, because each new idea builds on what has already been learned.

This makes it a useful choice for home study, chess lessons, or coaching children.

About the author

Igor Sukhin is the author of the series. His other works include Gary’s Adventures in Chess Country, also published by Mongoose Press.

Key details

• Product type: hardcover chess training book
• Series: Chess Camp
• Volume: Volume 4
• Subject: elementary endgames
• Author: Igor Sukhin
• Language: English
• Binding: hardcover
• Training method: step-by-step learning through exercises and positions