From opening, middlegame, and endgame strategy, to psychological warfare and tournament tactics, you are taken through the thinking behind each essential concept. Examples, discussions, and diagrams show the full impact on the game's direction. Tons of diagrams, examples, sidebars, and sample games illustrate the concepts, making this book easy-to-read and a joy for players looking to delve deeper into the mysteries of chess and become a better player. Called one of the ten best chess books ever written, readers will learn the thinking and concepts behind every aspect of a chess game. An absolute must for players who love the game of chess. 432 pages
Chess Words of Wisdom is made up of the crucial information mined from over 400 chess books (plus hundreds of magazine articles, vides, DVDs, web sites and various other sources) all condensed into this one remarkably complete and "one-of-a-kind " chess book. Chess Words of Wisdom quotes, paraphrases and summarizes the teachings of hundreds of experts, masters, IMs, GMs and eve a few scientists, scholars and generals. Essentially, all of the wisdom from these important sources is in this one book! Chess Words of Wisdom is a digest of hundreds of years of chess knowledge from the greatest chess minds in history. This is the must-know information for the well-schooled chessplayer at all levels, from beginner to master. Chess Words of Wisdom is unique in that it is all text. There are no diagrams or analysis at all in the book. There is not a single game in the entire book! Instead, the book is jam-packed with essential chess knowledge... in plain English! If you want to learn, if you want to thoroughly understand chess, Chess Words of Wisdom is for you. Chess Words of Wisdom is about "understanding" chess. There are no frills, cartoons or nonsense of any kind in it... just intense, cover-to-cover, concentrated chess instruction in the form of verbal explanation. This is an ideal textbook for chess teachers, coaches, trainers and all serious students of the game. It is for players of all strengths who are enthusiastic about understanding and mastering the game of chess. A 534-page one-of-a-kind chess book, it belongs in every serious chessplayer's library. It contains all of the useful, practical, information from over 400 chess books (plus many other sources). As a result, it contains more helpful information than certainly any other chess book in history. This is one-volume treatise covers nearly all of the essential concepts in chess. "All you need to know about everything that matters!" (New In Chess Magazine) "Kudos! Just glanced through your book which displays an enormous amount of research and chess erudition. Looking forward to some enjoyable reading..." (the late Larry Evans, U.S. grandmaster, author, journalist, and five-time U.S. Chess Champion) "...it's definitely unique in its verbal approach, which is particularly useful especially to adults learning the game." (Jennifer Shahade, author, journalist, two-time U.S. Women's Chess Champion and FIDE Woman Grandmaster)
The most important concepts, strategies, tactics, wisdom, and thinking that every chess player must know, plus the gold nuggets of knowledge behind every attack and defense, is collected together in this updated book. This new edition, revised and updated, takes chess players from opening, middlegame, and endgame strategy, all the way to psychological warfare and tournament tactics. The reader is taken through the thinking behind each essential concept, and through examples, discussions, and diagrams, shown the full impact on the game’s direction. Loaded with diagrams, examples, sidebars, and sample games illustrating the concepts, plus plenty of plain English, make this book easy-to-read and a joy for players looking to delve deeper into the mysteries of chess and become a better player. Called one of the 10 best chess books ever written, step-by-step, readers will learn the thinking and concepts behind every aspect of a chess game. An absolute must for players who love the game of chess!
The most important concepts, strategies, tactics, wisdom, and thinking that very chess player must know, plus the golden nuggets of knowledge behind every attack and defense, are collected in this one highly focused volume targeted to beginning and intermediate players.
In most chess games, white has the privilege of attacking first, but there are ways for black to turn the tables right from the start. In this exciting repertoire of gambits, black immediately seizes the initiative from White's hands and begins powerful attacks.
In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant—better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future. With boundless erudition and in delightfully clear prose, Surowiecki ranges across fields as diverse as popular culture, psychology, ant biology, behavioral economics, artificial intelligence, military history, and politics to show how this simple idea offers important lessons for how we live our lives, select our leaders, run our companies, and think about our world.
Psychology plays an increasingly important role in today's society. Its influence can be seen all around us - be it in the home, the workplace, the school or our private lives. A uniquely diverse discipline, it ranges from social psychology to biological aspects of behaviour, and from basic research to the applied professions. This Companion Encyclopedia covers all these main branches of psychological research and professional practice. The thematic arrangement is the result of the Editor's extensive research into syllabi, from which he distilled the 13 most frequently taught units. Students can consult and be referred to sections relating to their lecture programme, and can find lucid definitions of frequently used terms in the Glossary. Headings and sub-headings are clearly highlighted at the beginning of each chapter - ideal for quick reference. * Provides authoritative and in-depth reference material on all major branches of psychological research and professional practice * Contributors include many of the world's most eminent psychologists * Written in a lively style without assuming previous knowledge of the subject * Structured according to the core topics appearing most often as discrete modules in contemporary psychology courses * Detailed bibliographies, further reading sections, exhaustive index and glossary of technical terms * Containing 165 supporting illustrations
Do you find that no matter how much you study chess, your progress doesn't meet your aspirations? Would you like to feel the pleasure of victory much more often? Are you tired of losing "won games"? You don't have the settle with your level for the rest of your life! Visit the Website for more information: www.elmetodozugzwang.com * 200 pgs. of unpublished material . Not available in stores. * Read it in 7 days and change your habits permanently * Organize your precious time and optimize it! * Learn proven techniques in order to win more games. * Prepare your openings like the GMs do. * Intended for players from 1500 to 2200 ELO points * Learn to think like the titled players. * Position evaluation in just 5 steps * Unbalanced and balanced positions: how to focus them * How to avoid analyzing unnecessary variations. * How to make good decisions in record time. * How do you not forget everything that you study? * How do you avoid having to memorize the same thing so many times? * Design a repertoire of openings true to your style with a very effective plan * Opening preparation techniques used today by Grand Masters * How to find good plans in the middle game. * Typical structures with more effective influence. * Discover the endgames that you must know first and why. * And so much more... Authors: Daniel Mu�oz Sanchez (author) Born in Madrid (Spain). Received a Master's Degree from Universidad Complutense. Psychology has always interested him. Therefore, he obtained his Masters in Neurolinguistic Programming and Emotional Intelligence. At age 7, he began to play the chess and it has not stopped since. He had the fortune of competing in the Honor's Division of Madrid League , although before he passed through all the other divisions. He has developed chess teams and individual competitors from scratch and has taught children. For 2 years, he has been sharing what he knows about chess on his website:www.thezugzwangblog.com with more than 45,000 monthly visits. Also he is a collaborator for one of the most prestigious online chess magazines, Chessbase and has collaborated with Chess24 He himself put into practice the ideas that are shared in this book. Thanks to it, he increased his FIDE ELO from 1976 to 2100. Grand Master Herminio Herr�iz (coauthor) Born in the Pedro�eras (Spain). He studied Mathematics in the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. He has played at the highest level, representing Spain in Chess at the 2004 Olympic Games and competing in important international tournaments (third place in the Championship of All of Spain, University Champion of Spain, first place in the Magistral de Elg�ibar...). At the moment, he has a FIDE ELO of 2456 and is a FIDE Trainer (superior title of the FIDE). Although he is a professional player, he dedicates a great part of his time developing new talents and grand masters of international prestige. Also he gives seminars and conferences on chess.
The new definitive standard on opening chess play, this all-inclusive guide covers every important chess opening and variation ever played with an exhaustive total referencing more than 1,000 openings and variations. A powerful tool showing the insights, concepts, and thinking behind each opening, this is a serious reference work for both beginning and intermediate players.
