The most important part of the game is the endgame. Too many chess players spend too much time studying openings when they should be spending virtually all their time studying the endgame. I recommend this book because it helped me know what moves to make in the opening and the middle game to be able to have an advantage in the endgame.
"Capablanca's Best Chess Endings: 60 Complete Games" by Irving Chernev
Chernev made the games interesting instead of tedious.
Also helping me improve my endgame skills is the free computer analysis of my games at Lichess.org which is the best place to play chess.
My favorite endgames have pawns on both sides. I have the bishop pair and my opponent has a bishop and a knight. Almost always I'm able to win this endgame even though the material is even. If my opponent in the opening or middle game exchanges his bishop for my knight I know I have a won game because the bishop pair is enough to win.
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