The Endgame Course  you've been waiting for! Composed by Russian chess coach GM Alexander Panchenko, Theory and Practice of Chess Endings will teach you the intricacies of the endgame using a theoretical section, which includes over 700 games/lectures, each of them illustrating theoretical and practical endgame methods. Much of the material found here has not been seen before in any coaching session.

After playing a magnificent middlegame, be sure you are prepared to deliver the knock-out punch. Theory and Practice of Chess Endings will see you through to the winning finish.

• Special training section with 300 exercises for you to solve
• Giving refutations of wrong moves as well as numerous hints to help you find the correct answer
• 180 positions, especially chosen for their instructive value, to be played and trained against the built-in chess playing program Crafty
• Multiple user profiles possible, with independent ratings and statistics for each
• Several printing options available
• English and Spanish languages supported

No additional software required.

Essential: IBM-compatible PC with Pentium 75 CPU, 12 MB memory (RAM), Hard Disk (4 MB of free disk space for the program), VGA graphics, Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0 Win 2000 and XP, CD-ROM drive, Microsoft-compatible mouse.

Recommended: Celeron-400 MHz CPU, 32 MB or more RAM, Super VGA graphics with 16 bit colors and 1024x768 screen mode.