Modern Chess Strategy
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (881 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486202909 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-28 |
| Language | : | Czech |
DESCRIPTION:
Beginning with basic concepts and the rules of the minor and major pieces, it covers the use of the Queen, the active King, exchanges, various kinds of Pawns, the center and its use, superiority on the wings, minority attack, strategical points and weak squares, methods of attack and defense, and similar topics. It has been said that his section on the Rook alone make his book indispensable to the serious chess player, since the Rook is so important in both middle and endgames.Pachman presents his method in the form of a thorough, systematic, analytical text, which draws upon scores of great games for exemplification. This present volume, which condenses his great Modern Schachstrategie, presents his ideas and theories in a form that the English-speaking world can assimilate easily. Both classical and very recent masters are included, although stress is on the moderns: Capablanca, Alekhine, Dr. Pachman elaborates the various kinds of strategy that can be employed, and shows how each leads to tactical opportunities. Such combinations do not come into being by themselves, however; they appear only as the
as advertised as advertised. Just short of perfect Fred I obtained this book quite by accident, really. I had no idea who Ludek Pachman was but since I was in the market for a book on strategy, it seemed to fit the bill. The explanations of such simple yet important topics as the pawns, the center, the minority attack and others are undertaken without too much confusing chess master jargon. Pachman had a real gift for imparting Chess wisdom. Slight problem:. How to improve your chess fast A Customer In my chess development there have been three books which each caused a step change improvement in my game, this one on chess strategy, Averbakh's Chess Endings: Essential Knowledge and oddly enough a small book on combinations entitled "The Penguin Book of Chess Positions". Each of these books provides a compete introduction to an essential part of the game. I immersed myself into each of these books
Language Notes Text: English, Czech (translation)