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unique and comprehensive approach that covers every aspect of the game, this manual offers players a goldmine of insights and tips. It focuses on the major topics relevant to every game: combinations, analysis, formulation of a plan, opening a play, and endgame technique. 294 illustrations.

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Chernev blends anecdotes with observations on inspiring moves and combinations by well- and lesser-known players, including Troitzky, Réti, Kasparyan, Botvinnik, Kubbel, Rinck, and Grigoriev. Examples are introduced with a cue and include the composer's name, the date of its original publication, a diagram with an algebraic grid, and the winning variation presented in algebraic notion.

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Chess enthusiasts can find out where they stand in terms of chess mastery by facing off against 20 of the world's top players with this instructive and amusing guide. Looking closely at complete games played by the experts inspires players to form new ideas about their overall strategy. Grandmaster Daniel King based How Good Is Your Chess? on his popular Chess Monthly column. His easy-to-follow, test-yourself format asks readers to predict their opponent's moves. In addition to helping players judge their standard of play, it gives them opportunities for improvement by working out and studying the plans and ideas of the best players in the game.

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One false move, and you're dead--as in other games, chess is fraught with situations in which the wrong reaction leads directly to defeat. Unlike most other games, chess's most dangerous moments are often subtle and easily overlooked. This volume, from a series for which chess champion Garry Kasparov serves as chief advisor, offers players at every level guidance on how to develop an early warning system. Its advice is structured around three main sources: the opponent; the player's own thought process; and the board position. The author shows players how to identify actual and potential hazards and how detecting these signals can be used not only to bolster defense but also as an attack strategy. Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by Cadogan Chess, London, 1994. 24 black-and-white figures. Symbols and Abbreviations. Introduction. Answers. Bibliographical References. Index of Players.

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Written by a young Grand Master, this introduction to chess strategy is aimed primarily at players for whom a game plan is utterly enigmatic. By isolating the basic elements and illustrating them through a selection of Master and Grand Master games, Simple Chess breaks down the mystique of strategy into plain, easy-to-understand ideas. (Only a knowledge of basic chess terminology is assumed.) More than a lesson in fundamentals, it illustrates an increasingl prevalent style of play--a method that begins by slowly accumulating small, permanent advantages, saving the outright attack for later. Newly converted into the current algebraic notation, Simple Chess offers a strategic weapon for players at every level of expertise.

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The outcome of most matches depends on positional skills; the first player to establish a positional advantage gains the best chance of a successful direct attack. This complete guide, written by a grandmaster, can assist all players at every level in developing a more powerful strategic game. Spanning more than a century of chess, it presents examples on such themes as key squares, bad bishops, and pawn structures in ascending difficulty, with ample cross-references. 495 b/w illus.

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In showing players how to win games with Black, the author proposes the method of calculated aggression, covering such topics as dynamic counterplay, counter-gambits in open games, Black sacrifices in the half-open games, counters to the Queen’s Gambit, and Indian Counter-Gambits. Includes an Index to openings and variations, 67 fully annotated games, and another 25 complete games in theoretical notes.

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This newly updated chess classic shows players how to learn from their losses by recognizing the warning signals in time and by analyzing what went wrong in losing games. Expert analysis covers each stage of the game and examines why players lose from good positions as well as difficult ones. Revised chapters focus on the shift from correspondence chess to forms of play based on e-mail and the internet, and new material highlights the benefits of computer chess. Also included is a fascinating analysis of the 1997 face-off between Gary Kasparov and Deep Blue.

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Invaluable instructions for chess players at all levels includes elementary ideas for immediate practical use; how to attack, featuring tactics of Fischer, Keres, Alekhine and other masters; challenging chess problems; and 60 complete games by Blackburne, Marshall, Spielmann, Tartakower, and other immortals. A wealth of inspiration, enjoyment, and practical chess advice for beginning students and veteran players.

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Insightful manual by noted grandmaster offers detailed, seldom-discussed insights into the real significance of the opening. Thirty games are analyzed, between such masters as Petrosian and Korchnoi, Karpov and Kasparov, Gligoric and Kaplan, and more, showing how strategic themes of the opening are carried through all applicable phases of the game. Intermediate-level.

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Chess expert helps beginning players grasp essentials of playing chess to win. Over 100 diagrams.

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Profoundly original discussion of pawn play isolates its elements and elaborates on various aspects. Basic relationships of one or two pawns constitute winning strategy. Multitude of examples demonstrate paramount significance of elements of pawn manipulation. "One of the few books...which, at a glance, one can recognize as an immortal."—Chess. 182 diagrams. Index of games.

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This book offers clear, thorough coverage of the most important, frequently encountered endgame situations. 331 examples are analyzed (each with its own diagram), including 30 examples of Queen endings, and 100 examples each of pawn endings, minor piece endings and rook endings. "The best book for the student..."—Cleveland Chess Bulletin.

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Modern classic offers thorough, systematic analysis of the use of the queen, active king, exchanges, seven different uses of pawns, minority attackk, dynamic elements, much more. Analyses of 129 great games featuring Capablanca, Alekhine, Lasker, Botvinnik, Reshevsky, Bronstein, Smyslov, Spassky, other masters. Indexes of games and openings. 298 diagrams.

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With keen appreciation of the amateur's usual limitations, International Grandmaster Eugene Znosko Borovsky explains the importance of rapid development of the pieces, occupation of the center, the relation of the opening to the general plan of the player, and significance of control of the center.

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Explanations for the famous and less well-known combinations of Tarrasch, Botvinnik, Nimzovich, Steinitz, Rubinstein; the dazzling brilliancies of Morphy, Keres and Alekhine; the deadly attacks of Marshall; the unfathomable plays of Lasker; and the matchless creations of Capablanca and many others. 356 diagrams.

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Informal intermediate introduction, quite strong in explaining reasons for moves. Covers basic material, tactics, important openings, traps, positional play in middle game, end game. Attempts to isolate patterns and recurrent configurations. Formerly Chess. 58 figures.

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Developing plans of action based on positional analysis: weak and strong squares, control of open lines, pawn structure, etc. 20 problems.

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300 diagrammed positions, subdivided into situations of mate in one, two, or three moves, introduce you to a vast array of checkmate situations. For study, as entertainment during leisure moments or travel (you need no board), this book will help end your games with a brilliant touch.