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Los finales de torre son lo que ocurren con más frecuencia y, además, unas de las áreas más apasionantes del ajedrez, repleta de oportunidades tácticas que retuercen la mente y sutilezas vertiginosas. Han sido, por tanto, un tema esencial de la literatura de finales, con un fuerte enfoque en las posiciones teóricas y sus conclusiones (ver el excelente libro hermano de Aagaard al respecto, publicados al mismo tiempo).

Este libro toma una dirección distinta. Se centra en dos docenas de conceptos mayores, explicando sus mecanismos de una nueva forma, cimentando los fundamentos con ejemplos simples, que también pueden encontrarse en los más complejos. Los finales de torre permanecerán ricos y sorprendentes, pero armado con este libro se disparará tu comprensión sobre este tema.

Rook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland, published as a sister volume to this book as the peak example of this).

Conceptual Rook Endgames goes in a different direction. Focused on two dozen major concepts, the book explains the mechanisms of rook endgames in a novel way, by building foundations with simple examples, which can be seen in the most complicated examples as well. Rook endgames will remain rich and surprising, as they are for the greats, but armed with this book, your comprehension of them will skyrocket.

Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard is the most talented chess writer of his generation. He won the British Championship in 2007, but is mostly known for his multi-award winning books and his work with students that have won club, country, state, national, continental and world championships, as well as Olympiad golds (board and overall), the World Cup and Candidates tournament.