1978 David McKay Company First Edition trade-sized paperback.

This is a well written book. As you may know, American GM Mednis had a real gift for teaching chess, and wrote many valuable books. This is a book you don't really see advertised any more, but it is a very solid and useful work. Mednis spends a lot of time on general yet important topics like 1) his 12 key endgame principles, and 2) how to win a 'won' endgame. These are probably the central sections for the developing player to study and master. This is NOT a comprehensive treatise like Fine or Dvoretsky. There are no sections on Knight, Rook or Queen endgames, eg. He does cover some Karpov endgames, looks at how to draw difficult endings, and looks at some practical lessons learned from tournament play. This is not a core book for your endgame study, but if you have looked at a couple of standard endgame texts and want some variety and practical advice from a real stalwart of chess education, this is a good choice. This is written in the old descriptive notation. One afternoon with this book and you will feel comfortable working with DN. Recommended as a supplement to your core endgame study material.