Chess Target Practice

Chess Target Practice

Author: Bruce Pandolfini

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1994-08-22

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 0671795007

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No matter where your opponent lands his piece on the board, Chess Target Practice will teach you how to successfully attack his position. By analyzing each and every square, Bruce Pandolfini helps players learn the appropriate tactics to zero in on the target and move in for the kill. Book jacket.


Mastering Chess Strategy

Mastering Chess Strategy

Author: Johan Hellsten

Publisher: Everyman Chess

Published:

Total Pages: 992

ISBN-13: 1857448979

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Grandmaster Johan Hellsten is convinced that mastering chess strategy - just like chess tactics - requires practice, practice and yet more practice! This outstanding book is a product of his many years' work as a full-time chess teacher, and is specifically designed as part of a structured training programme to improve strategic thinking. It focuses on a wide range of key subjects and provides a basic foundation for strategic play. Furthermore, in addition to the many examples, there's an abundance of carefully selected exercises which allow readers to monitor their progress and put into practice what they have just learned. Following such a course is an ideal way for players of all standards to improve. Although designed mainly for students, this book is also an excellent resource for chess teachers and trainers. An essential course in chess strategyContains over 400 pages of Grandmaster adviceIncludes more than 350 training exercises


ABC's of Chess

ABC's of Chess

Author: Bruce Pandolfini

Publisher: Touchstone

Published: 1986-04-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780671619824

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From America’s foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit comes a collection of the 50 best columns from the Chess Life magazine monthly feature—the most respected chess column in the world.​ Conscientious in its explanation of every step of play, filled with detailed examples and practical suggestions for better chess playing for students AND teachers, this book sets the standard for all instructional series. Organized into 10 sections, each examining a different element of chess play according to novices, intermediate players, and instructors, you can choose to read it from start to finish to learn the basics or turn to the particular section that will help you correct specific problems in your play. With 64 commandments for better chess playing, over 200 diagrams, and standard algebraic notation, this is an essential volume for any home or school chess library.


Chess Thinking

Chess Thinking

Author: Bruce Pandolfini

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1995-04-18

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0671795023

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A first-of-its-kind encyclopedia for chess players, this volume features detailed explanations and invaluable illustrations for new chess players, those intent on improving their games, and anyone who needs to brush up on both the basics and more advanced play. 140 detailed illustrations.


Chess Strategy for Kids

Chess Strategy for Kids

Author: Thomas Engqvist

Publisher: Chess for Schools

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781910093870

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Provides a course that will help you understand the potential of your pieces and play more purposefully in your games; chess will stop feeling like a series of random events as you take command of your forces and direct them like a general in charge of an army.


Forcing Chess Moves

Forcing Chess Moves

Author: Charles Hertan

Publisher: New In Chess

Published: 2014-02-01

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 9056914650

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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!


Winning Chess Strategies

Winning Chess Strategies

Author: Yasser Seirawan

Publisher: Everyman Chess

Published: 2005-05-01

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 1781944326

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Gain the advantage over your opponent with easy-to-remember strategies from one of the worlds top chess players! Strategy is the ultimate secret weapon for championship players around the world. Drawing on his considerable experience in tournament play, International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan shows you how to apply flexible strategic principles to every part of your game. Using Seirawan's simple and effective planning and analysis techniques, you'll enter each game with confidence and energy, ready to play forcefully and intelligently the way you need to play so you can win every time! Learn to: Knock your opponent off balance with bold opening moves * Formulate an overall game strategy before the middle game * Interpret the motivation behind your opponents every move * Position yourself for a winning endgame * Diagrams throughout the book illustrate game positions, and you'll meet historys greatest chess strategieslearning from them move by move! Whether for reference during practice games or simply for pleasure reading,WINNING CHESS STRATEGIES is an information packed resource you'll turn to again and again


More Chess Openings

More Chess Openings

Author: Bruce Pandolfini

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1993-12-03

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 067179499X

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Pandolfini, who will be the commentator for the 1993 World Chess Championships in Los Angeles this fall, illustrates 200 new and effective moves for the challenging first phase of the game, explaining strategies and principles in a clear and understandable way. 200 line drawings.


The Amateur's Mind

The Amateur's Mind

Author: Jeremy Silman

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13:

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This book takes the student on a journey through his own mind and returns him to the chess board with a wealth of new-found knowledge and the promise of a significant gain in strength. Most amateurs possess erroneous thinking processes that remain with them throughout their chess lives. These flaws in their mental armour result in stinging defeats and painful reversals. Books can be bought and studied, lessons can be taken -- but in the end, these elusive problems always prove to be extremely difficult to eradicate. Seeking a solution to this dilemma, the author wrote down the thoughts of his students while they played actual games, analysed them, and catalogued the most common misconceptions that arose. This second edition greatly expands on the information contained in the popular first edition.


LOGICAL CHESS

LOGICAL CHESS

Author: Irving Chernev

Publisher: Touchstone

Published: 1971-06-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780671211356

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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.