Lev Alburt

Al Lawrence

"This right-to-the-point book by one of the game's foremost teacher-writing teams uses a breakthrough approach to teach chess fast! Chess for the Gifted & Busy also provides the most time-efficient review of important techniques for chess veterans, even masters. You choose the level you want to achieve. Want to go from absolute beginner to neighborhood champ? Complete Level I in an afternoon, play some practice games and you'll quickly be saying "checkmate"! When you're ready to become a tough tournament competitor, Level II cuts through the mysteries of strategy and tactics to show you just what you need to know. And, if you decide that you won't settle for anything less than being an Expert, near the top levels of tournament chess, Level III delivers all the essential knowledge!"--provided by Amazon.com.

A Short But Comprehensive Course from Beginner to Expert

Chess for the Gifted and Busy

Chess Training Pocket Book II: How to spot tactics and how far ahead to calculate gives you the knowledge and training you need to become a master-strength player.

How to Spot Tactics and How Far Ahead to Calculate

Chess Training

Chess is a refreshing pastime for most players, and an all-encompassing obsession for a few. And yet much of chess literature—heavy on notation, low on useful illustrations, frustrating for the beginner—is directed at those already in the know. Knack Chess for Everyone provides an alternative: a clear, understandable, and fun entry into chess that doesn’t ignore the complexities and challenges. Photographs of actual game boards, often paired with a diagram, represent the perspective of the player looking at the pieces. The book clearly explains the rules of play and movement of pieces, and then gradually introduces various tactics and strategies.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Rules, Moves & Winning Strategies

Knack Chess for Everyone

Sam Palatnik

Two renowned chess champions explain the ideas, insights and techniques of their mentor, Igor Platonov, a Chess visionary and theoretician from the old Soviet Union, in an effort to help improve the chess games of intermediate to grandmaster level players. Original.

Using Soviet-Era Methods to Improve 21st-Century Openings

Platonov's Chess Academy

Roman Dzindzichashvili

Eugene Perelshteyn

“A must for every chess player!”—Anatoly Karpov, 12th World Chess Champion

Winning With 1. E4

Chess Openings for White Explained

James Eade

Learn quickly and at a glance how each chess piece moves on the board, then discover the game's single object, which is to capture the enemy's king and to achieve checkmate. Here's an entertaining and informative manual for beginners, but it's filled with tips and techniques learners will retain and successfully employ as their skill develops and they match themselves against experienced players. With annotated illustrations and more than 300 examples, this fascinating manual demonstrates: Openings used by international masters, including the Ruy Lopez, the Queen's Gambit Declined, the Sicilian Defense, and others Basic and advanced strategies, tactics, sacrifices, and pawn structure to help learners master the chess middle game End game, with emphasis on use of rooks and pawns It's a comprehensive and compact reference that will find a ready place in school and private chess clubs. This book will also be a favorite among individuals who wish to discover chess as a pleasurable way to spend a social evening.

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