Poetry in chess

Endgame Studies

Emil Melnichenko

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Nuna Gallery Press
11 June 2025

The Arts: General & Reference; Encyclopaedias & reference works; Hobbies, quizzes & games

Poetry in Chess introduces the reader to the fascinating world of chess endgame studies by revealing some of the beautiful ideas that are only rarely encountered in over-the-board play. This collection of chess studies, conundrums, puzzles and curiosities will appeal to players of all levels, from beginner to advanced, who are interested in the ocean of possibilities that exist in chess. The book can also be used as a solution guide for the solver or a source of aesthetic ideas or themes.

An endgame study is part of a microcosm, inhabiting a small perfect world where art and science are fused, and mathematical rigour and a clockmaker's precision are combined with poetic grace and the elegance of a ballerina to forge conceptual beauty. Where repetitive geometric motifs are employed they are a form of kinetic art, where the originality, wit, surprise, economy, thematic content, and humour of the objet d'art offer a vision that transcends chess as a game, placing it into the realms of art.

This book contains 136 fully annotated and analysed end game studies with an additional 40 problems to solve.

By: Emil Melnichenko
Imprint: Nuna Gallery Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 739g
ISBN: 9780473674472
ISBN 10: 0473674475
Pages: 412
Publication Date: 11 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

With a Czech heritage and Ukrainian surname, Emil Melnichenko is New Zealand's principal composer of chess endgame studies, of which over 200 are published in international journals spanning the decades since the 1970s. He attended universities at Wellington, Auckland, and Canterbury, and later always also taught. His interests are myriad and include art, music, literature, and the sciences.