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Author : N. J. Divinsky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780713462142
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (621 download)
Download or read book The Batsford Chess Encyclopedia written by N. J. Divinsky and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jon Speelman
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780713444209
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (442 download)
Download or read book Batsford Chess Endings written by Jon Speelman and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1993 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The endgame is the final phase of a game of chess, in which very little material is left on the board and the weaknesses forced earlier in the game can be exploited. Theory, while not changing as rapidly as in the openings, is no less important, and many games are won or lost because one player knew the winning plan and the other didn't.
Author : Paul van der Sterren
Publisher : Gambit Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781906454135
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (541 download)
Download or read book Fundamental Chess Openings written by Paul van der Sterren and published by Gambit Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * The perfect survival guide to the chess openings * All openings covered * Detailed verbal explanations of plans for both sides * Up-to-date and featuring many tips and recommendations * Insights into the 'character' of each opening * Written by one of the world's foremost opening experts The first moves of a chess game define the nature of the whole struggle, as both players stake their claim to the critical squares and start to develop their plans. It is essential to play purposefully and to avoid falling into traps or reaching a position that you don't understand. This is not a book that provides masses of variations to memorize. Paul van der Sterren instead offers a wealth of ideas and explanation, together with the basic variations of each and every opening. This knowledge will equip players to succeed in the opening up to good club level, and provide a superb grounding in opening play on which to build a more sophisticated repertoire. The strategies he explains will, unlike ever-changing chess opening theory, remain valid as long as chess is played, and so the time spent studying this book will be rewarded many times over. Grandmaster Paul van der Sterren has won the Dutch Championship on two occasions, and in 1993 reached the Candidates stage of the World Chess Championship. He is an internationally renowned chess writer and editor: he was one of the founding editors of New in Chess, for whose Yearbooks he has contributed more than 150 opening surveys.
Author : Jon Speelman
Publisher : Owl Books
ISBN 13 : 9780805024302
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Essential Chess Openings written by Jon Speelman and published by Owl Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stefan Djuric
Publisher : Chess Opening Essentials
ISBN 13 : 9789056912031
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Chess Opening Essentials - The Ideas and Planning Behind All Chess Openings written by Stefan Djuric and published by Chess Opening Essentials. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most chess opening books are either too detailed or too shallow. Chess Opening Essentials has exactly the right balance and is an accessible primer and a reference book at the same time. It gives a flavor of how every opening works and points at the various middlegame plans that apply after the opening has ended.Chess Opening essentials helps beginners to develop a solid understanding of fundamental opening ideas, gives casual players the ability to choose the opening that suits their style and taste and is a tool for club players to test and review their opening repertoire as well as a reference book to which advanced players keep returning.The authors do not propagate forcing tactical variations to be memorized mechanically, but explain what you should actually be trying to achieve when playing the opening of your choice. They include the main alternative responses and give clear indications for further study.
Author : David B. Pritchard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9784871870634
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Popular Chess Variants written by David B. Pritchard and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I was able to play So I was contacted by the author David B. Pritchard who asked me to write a chapter about Makrook Thai. I declined because was not certain about one rule, which was the draw rule, so I asked Mr. Pritchard to contact Prajob Nimitiyongshul about that rule.
Author : I. A. Horowitz
Publisher : Ishi Press
ISBN 13 : 9784871879637
Total Pages : 802 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (796 download)
Download or read book Chess Openings Theory and Practice written by I. A. Horowitz and published by Ishi Press. This book was released on 2015-06-07 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Speaking for myself and for players of my strength, Chess Openings: Theory and Practice is the greatest aid I have ever seen for preparing for a tournament. Speaking for all other players, the book is a "must." Current thinking on all important lines is meticulously presented, offering myriad, clear-cut ideas a completely new and effective arsenal of weapons. "-Samuel Reshevsky, United States Open Champion." Chess Openings Theory and Practice is a remarkable book, unequaled by any book of that era or since. It is not a mere openings book with long columns of moves followed at the end by punctuation marks such as + -- or =. It presents opening ideas and games, often including the first game where each opening was played, plus the history of the opening, the names of famous players who played this opening and the ideas and plans on which the opening is based. It provides "idea variations." These are variations that may not actually occur in actual practice, but are what you would play if given the chance. No other book does that, at least not in English and not to this extent.
Author : Reuben Fine
Publisher : Random House Puzzles & Games
ISBN 13 : 9780812934939
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Basic Chess Endings written by Reuben Fine and published by Random House Puzzles & Games. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most authoritative reference work on the,endgame, serious students of chess will find this,book unmatched in its depth and range. Updated,with the latest innovations in the endgame and,adapted to algebraic notation by Grandmaster Pal,Benko, the result is what chess aficionados have,been waiting for - a thoroughly modern bible on,chess endings. Packed with diagrams that make,examples easy to follow, this is an indispensable,point of reference for the Grandmaster in the,making.
Author : Dimitri Komarov
Publisher : New In Chess
ISBN 13 : 9056917269
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (569 download)
Download or read book Chess Opening Essentials written by Dimitri Komarov and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2016-11-20 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ideas & plans behind ALL chess openings! Volume 2 of an accessible primer and reference book about chess openings. Provides a solid foundation to build your opening repertoire on. Explains what you should be trying to achieve, with clear indications for further study. * Comprehensive: covers all main variations likely to arise * Easy-to-use: important moves and key positions are highlighted in colour * Long-lasting: it doesn’t outdate because it is about basics – not the latest fashions * Complete: explains the plans and counterplans for both Black and White * Down-to-earth: simple, verbal introductions (not a database dump full of dead trees) * Convenient: every opening is illustrated with a number of instructive games * Prize-winning: received the Golden Award of the Italian Chess Federation This book helps beginners to develop a solid understanding of fundamental opening play, gives casual players the ability to choose the opening that suits their style and taste, and is a tool for club players to test and review their opening repertoire.
Author : Irving Chernev
Publisher : Touchstone
ISBN 13 : 9780671211356
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (113 download)
Download or read book LOGICAL CHESS written by Irving Chernev and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1971-06-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Simon & Schuster, Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained is Irving Chernev guide to beginners chess and the basic moves for every player to improve. In this much loved classic, Irving Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader the reason for every single move. Playing through these games and explanations gives a real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most effectively.
Author : Harry Golombek
Publisher : Crown Publishing Group (NY)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess written by Harry Golombek and published by Crown Publishing Group (NY). This book was released on 1977 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biographical, historical, and practical information on chess.
Author : Nick De Firmian
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Modern Chess Openings written by Nick De Firmian and published by Crown. This book was released on 1999 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully revised and updated book is a comprehensive examination of all chess openings relevant in today's chess-playing world -- from the classic gambits to the newest innovations -- with up-to-the-minute evaluations of all known variations.
Author : John Nunn
Publisher : Gambit Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781901983418
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (834 download)
Download or read book Understanding Chess Move by Move written by John Nunn and published by Gambit Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A top-class grandmaster explains step-by-step how chess games are won"--Cover
Author : Arpad E. Elo
Publisher : Ishi Press
ISBN 13 : 9780923891275
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (912 download)
Download or read book The Rating of Chess Players, Past and Present written by Arpad E. Elo and published by Ishi Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most extraordinary books ever written about chess and chessplayers, this authoritative study goes well beyond a lucid explanation of how todays chessmasters and tournament players are rated. Twenty years' research and practice produce a wealth of thought-provoking and hitherto unpublished material on the nature and development of high-level talent: Just what constitutes an "exceptional performance" at the chessboard? Can you really profit from chess lessons? What is the lifetime pattern of Grandmaster development? Where are the masters born? Does your child have master potential? The step-by-step rating system exposition should enable any reader to become an expert on it. For some it may suggest fresh approaches to performance measurement and handicapping in bowling, bridge, golf and elsewhere. 43 charts, diagrams and maps supplement the text. How and why are chessmasters statistically remarkable? How much will your rating rise if you work with the devotion of a Steinitz? At what age should study begin? What toll does age take, and when does it begin? Development of the performance data, covering hundreds of years and thousands of players, has revealed a fresh and exciting version of chess history. One of the many tables identifies 500 all-time chess greatpersonal data and top lifetime performance ratings. Just what does government assistance do for chess? What is the Soviet secret? What can we learn from the Icelanders? Why did the small city of Plovdiv produce three Grandmasters in only ten years? Who are the untitled dead? Did Euwe take the championship from Alekhine on a fluke? How would Fischer fare against Morphy in a ten-wins match? 1t was inevitable that this fascinating story be written, ' asserts FIDE President Max Euwe, who introduces the book and recognizes the major part played by ratings in today's burgeoning international activity. Although this is the definitive ratings work, with statistics alone sufficient to place it in every reference library, it was written by a gentle scientist for pleasurable reading -for the enjoyment of the truths, the questions, and the opportunities it reveals.
Author : Edward Lasker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9784871871662
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (716 download)
Download or read book Modern Chess Strategy with an Appendix on Go written by Edward Lasker and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a revision of the authors famous CHESS STRATEGY which sold over 40,000 copies and has been the "Chess Bible" for most of today's younger masters.
Author : Svetozar Gligoric
Publisher : Batsford
ISBN 13 : 9780713487701
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (877 download)
Download or read book I Play Against Pieces written by Svetozar Gligoric and published by Batsford. This book was released on 2002-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yugoslav grandmaster Svetozar Gligoric, once rated the strongest European chess player outside of Russia, has pursued a long and distinguished chess career. This highly acclaimed collection of over 100 of his best games, including classic wins against world champions and other top players such as Euwe, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian, Spassky, Fischer, Keres, Korchnoi, Larsen, Najdorf, and Reshevsky, now appears for the first time in English.The title of the book 'I Play Against Pieces' reflects Gligoric's thoroughly objective approach to chess, which has always been characterised by great clarity and logic, resulting in a wealth of model games. The fact that these games, replete with instructive tactics and strategies, are classified under openings will particularly benefit readers interested in the study of Queen's Pawn Openings as White and the King's Indian Defence and Ruy Lopez as Black of which Gligoric was a true connoisseur.
Author : Dražen Marović
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780713410341
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)
Download or read book An Opening Repertoire for Black written by Dražen Marović and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1978 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
