Grandmaster Eduardas Rozentalis lifetime achievements in chess are enormous. We mostly remember him being champion of Lithuania in 1981 and 2002, 3 times champion of the Young Masters of the USSR, 1984-85-87, World Youth Team champion in 1985 anda World Senior Team champion in 2004. In between 1985 until now, he won 45 international tournaments, played for many European different clubteams and in 10 Chess Olympiads for Lithuania.

The endgame is the most complicated area of chess. In his book GM Rozentalis looks at one of the most important questions: the connection between opening and endgame, when to exchange, be patient or just simplify.

Along the way he also gives a word of advice when to calculate and when to rely on your acquired knowledge. This is his second extended edition. The first edition was nominated "FIDE Chess Book" of 2016.