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Author
Publisher
New In Chess
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A good start is half the battle. Experienced American chess coach Dean Ippolito has trained thousands beginners and adult improvers and knows exactly how you should build your opening knowledge. Each chapter focuses on a concrete tactical theme. Those will allow you to set traps, an play tricks, but will also develop your general understanding of opening play with concepts as development and the importance of the center.
Author
Publisher
New In Chess
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The number of hours you can spend on opening preparation is endless. Books, videos and databases offer hundreds of ever-widening variations. But how do you find your way through this labyrinth? Where do you start? And, maybe even more importantly: where do you stop? International Master Jeroen Bosch provides a solution to those answers. He presents a structured approach to the study of openings and the preparation for a club match or a tournament...
Author
Series
Publisher
Everyman
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
The King's Indian is one of the most exciting defences in chess and is favoured by ambitious and aggressive players. At the highest level it has been a major weapon for World Champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. In this easy-to-read guide, Grandmaster Joe Gallagher goes back to the basics of the King's Indian, studying the key principles of its many variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, warnings and exercises...
Author
Publisher
New in Chess
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Every chess player needs to decide which openings he is going to play. But where do you start? The risk of drowning in the turbulent sea of opening theory is only too real for beginning amateurs. Often your goals and ambitions will be misguided. If you are trying to win in 20 moves, copy what's in fashion among top-GM's or memorize variations, you are wasting your time. Most likely you will never get to play your 'preparation' and end up aimlessly...
Author
Publisher
New in Chess
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Every chess player needs to decide which openings he is going to play. But where do you start? The risk of drowning in the turbulent sea of opening theory is only too real for beginning amateurs. Often your goals and ambitions will be misguided. If you are trying to win in 20 moves, copy what's in fashion among top-GM's or memorize variations, you are wasting your time. Most likely you will never get to play your 'preparation' and end up aimlessly...
Author
Publisher
New In Chess
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Many club players think that studying chess is all about cramming as much information in their brain as they can. Most textbooks support that notion by stressing the importance of always trying to find the objectively best move. As a result amateur players are spending way too much time worrying about subtitles that are really only relevant for grandmasters. Emanuel Lasker, the second and longest reigning World Chess Champion (27 years!), understood...
Author
Publisher
New in Chess
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Every chess player wants to improve, but with so much advice on offer, the eternal question is: 'How can I study chess without wasting my time and energy?' Davorin Kuljasevic provides the full and ultimate answer, as he presents a structured study approach that has long-term improvement value. He explains how to study and what to study, offers specific advice for the various stages of the game and points out how to integrate all elements in an actionable...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Designed with the same nostalgic look and feel as the first book, this companion volume includes more than 70 new chapters and important skills, fascinating historical information, and captivating stories, including: • How to pick a padlock • Making a Flying Machine • Tying a Windsor Knot • Advice from Fighting Men • Questions About the Law • Chess Openings • Making Perfume • Maps of Historic Empires: British, Ottoman, Genghis,...
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