A Fresh Look at Chess

Author: Lev Alburt
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 188932325X
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
What everyone can learn from the best of Chess Life’s amateur games. For the last ten years Grandmaster Lev Alburt has been writing a very special monthly column for the U. S. Chess Federation’s magazine, Chess Life. Nontitled readers are asked to contribute their most instructive games, with generous annotations. From dozens of entries, Lev chooses for his column one he considers to be of greatest value for CL’s readers, adding his own comments and advice. For this book, Lev has selected forty of his best columns, arranged by theme, and has added some new material, all to make A Fresh Look at Chess truly instructional and also fun to read and learn from. Most chess books have been written by grandmasters and use only the hard-to-understand games of grandmasters to help amateurs. This book uses a new, complementary—and very effective—approach: amateur games reveal the mistakes your opponents will make, and show you how to capitalize on them.

Chess for the Gifted and Busy

Author: Lev Alburt
Publisher: Lev Alburt
ISBN: 9781889323244
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
A three-time U.S. Champion and Grandmaster and an award-winning educator provide a compact but comprehensive series of chess lessons and essential knowledge to help everyone from beginners to competitors achieve their desired level of proficiency in the game. Original.

Break the Rules!

Author: Neil McDonald
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781857446739
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
McDonald examines how to avoid stereotypical thinking, how to exploit typical thinking patterns, and how to confuse and beat opponents with surprising ideas.

Dynamic Chess Strategy

Author: Mihai Suba
Publisher: New In Chess
ISBN: 9056914596
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
In this enlarged edition of a modern classic (first published in 1991) on the battle of chess ideas, grandmaster Mihai Suba developed the concept of ?dynamic potential? in modern chess strategy. In improving your position on the board the old strategy principles often lead to conflicting conclusions. Suba takes another view on the meaning of, for example, ?bad positions? and ?quiet moves?, and uses a light touch to explain his ideas. With many entertaining and instructive examples the author explores ?the accumulation of potential? as the modern way to get the advantage. A thought-provoking and yet very practical guide.

Looking for Trouble

Author: Dan Heisman
Publisher: SCB Distributors
ISBN: 1888690771
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
This book is written to address an underemphasized area of chess training and study, the identification of and reaction to--threats. For beginner and intermediate-level players, the study of tactics is paramount. Almost all tactics books take the approach of providing a position where there is a forced win, checkmate or draw. However, Looking for Trouble takes a different tack. This book helps players to recognize threats by providing over 200 problems in which players can focus on identifying and meeting threats ranging from extremely easy to fiendishly difficult. The identification of difficult threats - how to meet them - discussed in a manner that accommodates players of all levels.

Forcing Chess Moves

Author: Charles Hertan
Publisher: New In Chess
ISBN: 9056914650
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 383

Book Description
Charles Hertan, an experienced chess coach from Massachusetts, has made an astonishing discovery: the failure to consider key winning moves is often due to human bias, since your brain tends to disregard many winning moves because they are counter-intuitive or look unnatural. Charles Hertan?s radically different approach is: use COMPUTER EYES and always look for the most forcing move first! By studying forcing sequences according to Hertan?s method you will develop analytical precision, improve your tactical vision, overcome human bias and staleness, and enjoy the calculation of difficult positions. By recognizing moves that matter, you will win more games!

Learn Chess Tactics

Author: John Nunn
Publisher: Gambit Publications
ISBN: 9781901983982
Category : Chess
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book teaches basic tactical ideas such as the fork, pin, and discovered attack, and introduces general ideas such as elimination, immobilization and compulsion. A basic knowledge of simple tactics will enable a novice to start winning games, by giving checkmate or capturing material. As the player progresses, his tactical arsenal will broaden, and he will start to play sacrifices and combinations, and develop a deeper understanding of the game. Players who fail to study tactics systematically tend to suffer from tactical blind-spots that plague them throughout their playing career, and thus they fail to realize their full potential.

Improve Your Chess at Any Age

Author: Andres D. Hortilosa
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781857446180
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In this original and thought-provoking book, Andres D. Hortillosa explains his ever-evolving system of chess improvement. If you are serious about improving your chess this book is for you.

Bobby Fischer

Author: Elie Agur
Publisher: Everyman Chess
ISBN: 9781857440010
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
The return in 1992 of American Grandmaster Bobby Fischer against his old rival Boris Spassky has reawakened interest in the games of one of the most determined World Champions of all time. To Fischer, chess is a highly competitive sport which requires not only meticulous opening preparation, a high state of tactical alertness and perfect technique, but also a constant striving for the initiative, immense will to win and even calculated risk-taking. In 1972, when he won the supreme crown, he was years ahead of his time in his chess understanding and he influenced the way competitive chess is played today. Now he is back, all chess enthusiasts will be able to compare Fischer with the younger generation such as Kasparov and Short, neither of whom has played a single competitive game against the enigmatic American. By studying the deeply researched and thematically arranged material in this book, players of all strengths will change their attitude towards the game and improve their own play.

Chess Psychology

Author: Angus Dunnington
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781857443264
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Why do so many chess players only draw winning positions, or lose drawing ones? Why do many continually slip into time trouble, despite vowing after every game to move more quickly? How can a player perform like a Grandmaster on one day and a complete novice the next? What's the best way to beat a lower rated player and what gives you the best chance against a higher rated one? In this book International Master Angus Dunnington answers these questions and more as he takes a fresh look at the value of studying psychology in chess. Read this practical guide, eliminate your mistakes, punish your opponents and improve your results! This is a practical guide to chess psychology that is written by an experienced chess professional and is ideal for club and tournament players.