title: Secrets of Pawnless Endings (Batsford Chess Library)
author:  John Nunn 
description: In this follow-up to his highly successful book, "Secrets of Rook Endings" John Nunn turns his attention to endgames without pawns. These occur surprisingly often in practice and are extremely tactical in nature. This book unites man and machine in the searh for ultimate answers. The computer databases created by Ken Thompson, formerly of Bell Laboratories, can state with certainty the correct result of any position with five pieces or fewer. John Nunn has extracted the most important information from these databases and presented it in the form of guidelines and specific key positions, which can be more readily digested by the human mind. With most competitive games nowadays being played to a finish in a single session, this knowledge may prove invaluable over the board. Since the first edition of this book was published, the databases for many six-man endings have been created, resulting in some surprising and paradoxical discoveries. The coverage has therefore been expanded to include the most interesting features of these endings.
zlib_text: ## Chess is Fun:  
  Bishop Endgames
  
  ## by Jon Edwards
  
  
  
  **©2011: Jon Edwards  
  jedwards.chess@gmail.com**
  
  The contents of this book are protected by the Byrne Convention. No portion of
  this book may be used, reproduced, or transmitted in any manner or form
  whatsoever by any means without the express, written, prior permission from
  the publisher except for clear instances of fair use, brief quotations
  embodied in critical articles or reviews.
  
  **Chess is Fun**  
  178 Pennington Harbourton Road  
  Pennington, NJ 08534
  
  **Layout:** Jon Edwards **  
  Proofreading:** Cheryl Edwards **  
  Cover design:   **Lorene Lavora **  
  Created and published in the United States of America**  
  
  ## Table of Contents
  
  _Introduction_
  
  _White wins if the bishop controls the queening square_
  
  _Once again, an easy win_
  
  _An extra bishop and pawn are not always enough to win_
  
  _Here’s the same result on the other side of the board_
  
  _Bad Bishop 1_
  
  _Bad Bishop 2_
  
  _Good Bishop_
  
  _A more practical example_
  
  _Bish