(The Chess Study as an Art). The author shows the beauty of endgame studies, explains the terms and themes, and shares his own experiences in composing and solving endgame studies. In the final section, he offers 72 studies to solve on twelve common themes such as domination, fortress, combination, etc. Oleg Pervakov, born in 1960, is a Grandmaster for chess composition, four times World Champion in composing studies. He has composed about 500 studies, about 400 of which have been awarded in competitions. Pervakov is the author or co-author of several books, including Etyud i partia yediny Etjud i partia jediny and Etyudy dlya praktikov / Studies for practical players (both with Mark Dvoretsky). Further information about the book is available at publisher's website ruchess.ru.