The Russian Endgame Handbook - Ilya RabinovichPaperback, 523 pages, 2012 Mongoose Press An old Soviet quip has it that Western amateurs 'play the opening like grandmasters, the middlegame like experts, and the endgame like beginners.' Soviet trained players would fearlessly steer the game toward the final phase, confident of their superior endgame skill. Ilya Rabinovich's Russian Endgame Manual is a major reason for this. Rabinovich raises the beginner's understanding of the endgame to a