Editing Endgame study (section)

==Composed studies==
Composed studies predate the modern form of chess. [[Shatranj]] studies exist in manuscripts from the 9th century, and the earliest treatises on modern chess by the likes of [[Luis Ramirez Lucena]] and [[Pedro Damiano]] (late 15th and early 16th century) also include studies. However, these studies often include superfluous pieces, added to make the position look more "game-like", but which take no part in the actual solution (something that is never done in the modern study). Various names were given to these positions (Damiano, for example, called them "subtleties"); the first book which called them "studies" appears to be ''Chess Studies'', an 1851 publication by [[Josef Kling]] and [[Bernhard Horwitz]], which is sometimes also regarded as the starting point for the modern endgame study. The form is considered to have been raised to an art in the late 19th century, with [[A. A. Troitsky]] and [[Henri Rinck]] particularly important in this respect.

Most [[chess composer|composers]], including Troitsky, Rinck, and other famous figures such as [[Genrikh Kasparyan]], are known primarily for their studies, being little known as players. However, some famous players have also composed endgame studies, with [[Emanuel Lasker]], [[Richard Réti]], [[Vasily Smyslov]], and [[Jan Timman]] being perhaps the most notable ones.