300 Most Important Chess Positions

300 Most Important Chess Positions
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Publisher : Batsford Books
Total Pages : 502
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ISBN-10 : 9781849945752
ISBN-13 : 1849945756
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis 300 Most Important Chess Positions by : Thomas Engqvist

An International Master's guide to the essential positions and strategies in chess. A great little book of understanding the most important chess positions in the opening of a game, the middle game and the endgame. It cuts to the chase on the most useful positions at all those stages. Perfect for players who want to reach a higher level but don't have time to sit for hours and hours each week in less productive study. Divided into three sections, it comprises section 1, The 50 Most Important Openings (covering 50 openings), section 2. The 150 Most important Middle Game Positions and section 3. The 100 Most important Endgame Positions. For example, the Endgame section has chapters on pawn endings, knightt endings, etc. The Middle game chapters are arranged by positional themes. Each numbered position can be seen as a test yourself quiz (with answers given below the diagrams) to help cement positional understanding. Since it is advisable to repeat the positions from time to time this book can be your life-long companion, enabling you to dramatically increase your positional chess understanding. An essential strategy book by a Swedish International Master.

300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions

300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions
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Publisher : Batsford Books
Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : 9781849947039
ISBN-13 : 1849947031
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis 300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions by : Thomas Engqvist

An International Master's instructive guide to essential tactical strategies and positions in chess. A comprehensive book from the Swedish International Master Thomas Engqvist for understanding the most important tactical chess positions in the opening of a game, the middle game and the endgame. It cuts to the chase on the must useful tactical positions at each stage of the game. Knowing the positions is one thing but this experienced coach shows you how to create them, even out of nothing, in the spirit of Tal and Alekhine. It covers other important facets of tactical play, including calculation (how to calculate with the help of stepping stones), attacking play such as defence and counter attack, and even psychological tactics. Each numbered position can be seen as a test-yourself quiz (with answers given below the diagrams) to help cement tactical understanding. Since it's advisable to revise the positions from time to time, this book can be your life-long companion, enabling you to dramatically increase your tactical chess understanding. The perfect guide for players who want to reach a higher level but don't have time to spend hours every week on less productive study.

300 Most Important Chess Exercises

300 Most Important Chess Exercises
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Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781849947510
ISBN-13 : 1849947511
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis 300 Most Important Chess Exercises by : Thomas Engqvist

An informative and accessible new book by Thomas Engqvist, the practical follow up to his previous two authoritative chess books: 300 Most Important Chess Positions and 300 Most Important Tactical Chess Positions. Filled with 300 engaging chess exercises and complete solutions in the end of the book, this book will allow you to apply and consolidate your newfound knowledge. The book is divided into four key sections: 75 exercises practising positional ideas in the opening/middlegame 75 exercises covering the endgame 75 tactical exercises in the opening/middlegame 75 tactical endgames. The exercises featured in the book are taken from real game positions from various renowned chess players, including Capablanca and Magnus Carlsen. Word count: 116,000

The Game of Chess

The Game of Chess
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 450
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ISBN-10 : 9780486144559
ISBN-13 : 0486144550
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis The Game of Chess by : Siegbert Tarrasch

Classic introduction offers superb coverage of all aspects, especially Middle Game, combination play. Hundreds of games analyzed. Over 340 diagrams.

Tactical Training

Tactical Training
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 496
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ISBN-10 : 1781945780
ISBN-13 : 9781781945780
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Tactical Training by : Cyrus Lakdawala

This book on tactical play is designed to aid practical play by focusing on typical combinational themes that crop up consistently in chess.

Chess Training Pocket Book II

Chess Training Pocket Book II
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Publisher : WW Norton
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1889323179
ISBN-13 : 9781889323176
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Chess Training Pocket Book II by : Lev Alburt

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. Chess Training Pocket Book II is a sequel to the best-selling Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas. In the same tradition, this follow-up volume will save you years of hit-and-miss reading and sporadic improvement because it gathers together for you the crucial, game-winning knowledge in one easy-to-carry book. It will test, train, and sharpen your thinking skills. Each carefully chosen position offers a crucial building block in your chess knowledge.

Improve Your Chess Tactics

Improve Your Chess Tactics
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Publisher : New In Chess
Total Pages : 862
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789083378831
ISBN-13 : 9083378837
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Improve Your Chess Tactics by : Yakov Neishtadt

The upgraded 2024 edition of a modern classic

GM-RAM

GM-RAM
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0938650726
ISBN-13 : 9780938650720
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis GM-RAM by : Rashid Ziyatdinov

Practical Chess Endings

Practical Chess Endings
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 340
Release :
ISBN-10 : 048622208X
ISBN-13 : 9780486222080
Rating : 4/5 (8X Downloads)

Synopsis Practical Chess Endings by : Irving Chernev

300 practical endgame situations, ranging from very simple to masterpieces by Capablanca, Reti, Tarrasch, Lasker, more.

Winning Chess Middlegames

Winning Chess Middlegames
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Publisher : New In Chess
Total Pages : 513
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ISBN-10 : 9789056917517
ISBN-13 : 905691751X
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis Winning Chess Middlegames by : Ivan Sokolov

AWARDS: Shortlisted for the Guardian Chess Book of the Year Award Runner-up for the English Chess Federation 2009 Book of the Year Award CHESS Magazine: Best Books of 2009 Back in Print! Ever wondered why grandmasters take only seconds to see what’s really going on in a chess position? It’s all about structures, as Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explains in this groundbreaking book. ‘Winning Chess Middlegames’ addresses the often ignored but extremely important topic of pawn structures, divided into four main types: doubled pawns, isolated pawns, hanging pawns and pawn majorities. With its highly accessible verbal explanations and deep analyses of top-level games, this book helps you to solve the basic problems of the middlegame: space, tension and initiative. Club players studying this book will:greatly enhance their middlegame skills, develop an accurate feeling as to which particular positions suit their style and acquire new strategic and practical opening knowledge. Ivan Sokolov explains matters profoundly, honestly and objectively including lots of inside stories from top-level chess, neither sparing his colleague grandmasters nor himself in his comments. With a foreword by British Grandmaster Michael Adams.