How Not to Play Chess (Dover Chess)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.57 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486209202 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Beginners and even fairly advanced players agree on one thing: analyzing the strength or weakness of a position (material being equal) is the hardest part of chess to learn. For this revised edition, the author added 20 problems from master games on which the reader can test his understanding of the principles found in the text.. It is also one of the hardest elements to teach, and there are some who claim it is unteachable. But this wonderfully lucid book, written by one of the outstanding chess expositors of the twentieth century, presents the basis of analysis in such a disarmingly simple way that even the most casual player will be able to improve his game immensely.Sticking to a few well-chosen examples and explaining every step along the way, the author shows you how to avoid playing a hit-or-miss game, from move to move, and instead develop general plans of action based on positional analysis: weak and strong squares, the notion of controlling a square, how to seize control of open lines, weak points in the pawn structure, and other aspects of analysis.
An Excellent overview for the serious beginner. What this book gives is a broad picture of what you are trying to achieve when you play chess. It takes you above the region of move by move analysis and sets you the task of viewing the game as a strategic whole. If you can grasp this high level view of . A Customer said A Gem! Buy it! Clear Explanations On Chess Thought Inside. A brilliant little book that is clearly written, extremely useful, and bargain-priced. Do not be misled by the author's use of maxims for chapter titles: he is not dogmatic whatsoever. Znosko-Borovsky's verbal analysis of a chess position, for example, on. Good little instructional book. Hoa H Don't let the old style and skinniness of the book fool us.This book is a good instructional one. The author did not provide many examples, but gave the main brief principles and elaborated more with words. His explanation is clear and deep if we pay atte
. Even now as an author, he stands alone, the most successful and prolific chess writer of all time, with over 100 books to his credit. About the Author Fred Reinfeld (1910-1964) was for many years among the strongest chess players in the country
Fred Reinfeld (1910-1964) was for many years among the strongest chess players in the country. . Even now as an author, he stands alone, the most successful and prolific chess writer of all time, with over 100 books to his credit