Modern Chess Strategy

Modern Chess Strategy

Author: Ludek Pachman

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-04-26

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0486135705

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The use of the queen, the active king, exchanges, pawn play, the center, weak squares, more. Often considered the most important book on strategy. 298 diagrams.


Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy

Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy

Author: John Watson

Publisher: Gambit Publications

Published: 1999-03

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781901983074

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The first section of [this] book discusses classical themes, such as pawn majorities, the centre and structural weaknesses. Watson then moves on to discuss new concepts, including the willingness of modern players to accept backward pawns in return for dynamic play, the idea of a good 'bad' bishop, knights finding useful roles at the edge of the board, and the exchange of sacrifice ideas that became prevalent with the post-war Soviet world champions. ..." --


Winning Chess Strategies

Winning Chess Strategies

Author: Yasser Seirawan

Publisher: Everyman Chess

Published: 2005-05-01

Total Pages: 414

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


Attack and Defence in Modern Chess Tactics

Attack and Defence in Modern Chess Tactics

Author: Ludek Pachman

Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)

Published: 1979-08-01

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780679141006

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Details the tactical moves and psychological dangers involved in chess attacks, counter-attacks, and defense


Questions of Modern Chess Theory

Questions of Modern Chess Theory

Author: Isaac Lipnitsky

Publisher: Quality Chess Uk Llp

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781906552039

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In English for the first time. Written by a two-time Ukrainian Champion, and published in the Soviet Union in 1956, this is one of the most influential chess books of the 20th century.


The Complete Book of Chess Strategy

The Complete Book of Chess Strategy

Author: Jeremy Silman

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9781890085018

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An easy-to-understand guide to chess strategy -- conceptual planning -- has always been the amateur's dream. This book makes that dream a reality. This comprehensive guide in dictionary form, the first of its kind, makes all aspects of chess strategy quick, easy, and painlessly accessible to players of all degrees of strength. Each strategic concept is listed alphabetically and followed by a clear, easy-to-absorb explanation accompanied by examples of how this strategy is used in practice. Such great World Champions as Steinitz, Capablanca, Petrosian, Fischer, and Karpov have used these strategies in virtually all of their games. Now you can arm yourself with their weapons. As you incorporate these weapons into your own play, they will enrich your appreciation of the game and lead you to one beautiful victory after another.


Soviet Chess Strategy

Soviet Chess Strategy

Author: Alexey Suetin

Publisher: Bodley Head Childrens

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781906552206

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The Soviet Union is history, but its influence on chess is still strong in the 21st century, as a glance at the rating list proves. The late Alexey Suetin was perfectly qualified to reveal the strategic secrets of the Soviet chess school. Suetin was a strong grandmaster and for many years one of the most respected coaches in Moscow - he guided the ultimate strategist, Tigran Petrosian, to the World Championship, and numbered Vassily Ivanchuk among his many other pupils. Soviet Chess Strategy is a collection of Suetin's finest writing. Suetin instructs the reader on all the key aspects of strategic play, including the center, dynamism, accurate evaluation, attack and defense, and the relationship between strategy and tactics.


Soviet Middlegame Technique

Soviet Middlegame Technique

Author: Peter Romanovsky

Publisher: Chess Classics

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781907982484

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"The original version of this famous guide to the middlegame was published in 1929 when Romanovsky was Soviet champion ... His writing was later translated into English and published in two titles - one on Planning and the other on Combinations. In this fresh translation we have included both works to create the ultimate version of a classic of Soviet chess literature."--Back cover.