30-08-2014, 12:01 PM
The first Endgame book I actually read was concise chess endings by Neil McDonald. To the point, useful and you can stick it in your pocket and read it on the bus. I recommend this as a good place to start if you cant face the massive tomes from other writers. If on the other hand you are not reading it on the bus and really do plan to put in full 100+ hours then you can skip straight to Dvoresky which is still the standard reference. Nunn and the 100 Endgames to Know book also do the job but I still find myself cross referencing Dvoresty first if I really want an answer.