Chess tactics for the tournament player / by Grandmasters Sam Palatnik and Lev Alburt ; with FM Roman Pelts as Special Editorial Consultant.
Material type:
TextSeries: Comprehensive chess coursePublisher: New York : CIRC, 2013Edition: 3rd, revised editionDescription: viii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781889323275
- 1889323276
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | NonFiction | 794.12 P154 | Available | 33111008857381 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
It's been said that "tactics are 99% of chess." This third volume of the Comprehensive Chess Course teaches you the basic tools of winning chess with instructive and memorable examples. Grandmasters Alburt and Palatnik thoroughly explain hundreds of key positions arranged by difficulty and designed to sharpen tactical recognition and vision in your own games. Nothing is left to chance in this work. All materials have already shown their worth in Russian chess instruction.
GM Alburt's Comprehensive Chess Course brings English readers the once strictly guarded and time-tested Russian training methods, the key to the 50-year Russian dominance of world chess. Comprehensive Chess Course takes you from beginner to master.
Includes index.
Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player demystifies chessboard planning, giving you the practical, game-winning strategic techniques you could spend years gathering on your own. Each idea is explained and illustrated using games carefully chosen for their instructive clarity and power.