Comprehensive Chess Endings Volume 4 Pawn Endings
In most cases in these books, there is a co-author. Here, the co-authors are Ilya Maizalis and Mikhail Zinar. Ilya Maizalis was born on December 28, 1894. He was a Soviet chess player, chess theorist, historian and writer, translator. Member of the editorial board of "64” magazine. He was Executive Secretary of the publication "Soviet Chess Chronicle" in 1943-1946, and published in English in Moscow under the auspices of the All-Union Society for Cultural Relations with the organization (VOKS). His best results in competition were: Tournament cities "B" ( 1924 ) - 1-2nd; Moscow championship ( 1932 ) - 4th place. Author of books on chess for young people, a number of works in the field theory (ending) and the history of chess. Translator of "Manual of Chess Games" ( 1926 ) and the novel  "Victor How to become a chess master" ( 1973 ) Am. Lasker , books, "The Theory and Practice of Endgame" ( 1928 ) J. Berger , "My System" A. Nimzowitsch (1926-1928). He died on December 23, 1978. Mikhail Afanasievich Zinar or Sinar was born on March 9, 1951. He is known as a composer of chess studies. He is a Ukrainian composer of about 280 studies, most of which of the king-and-pawns type. Considered by many as the greatest expert in pawn endgames, he is author of "Harmony in Pawn's Studies", Although not credited on the original front cover and his name is misspelled on the original back cover, he contributed to an important section of this book starting on page 263 and thus is entitled to co-author status. Yuri Lvovich Averbakh was born February 8, 1922 in Kaluga, Russia. Grandmaster Averbakh is now the World's Oldest Grandmaster. He is 90 years old and is still active in chess. His first major success was first place in the Moscow Championship of 1949, ahead of players such as Andor Lilienthal, Yakov Estrin and Vladimir Simagin. He became an International Grandmaster in 1952. In 1954 he won the USSR Chess Championship ahead of players including Mark Taimanov, Viktor Korchnoi, Tigran Petrosian, Efim Geller and Salo Flohr. In the 1956 Championship he came equal first with Taimanov and Boris Spassky in the main event, finishing second after the playoff. Averbakh's other major tournament victories included Vienna 1961 and Moscow 1962.