Complete Book of Chess Strategy: Grandmaster Techniques from A to Z

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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. Review: Wonderfully written and thorough introduction to Chess Strategies. - Encyclopedic introduction to the various elements which comprise the general concept of 'Chess Strategies.' Silman uses his excellent educational approach, combined with his great sense of humor to make these basic elements come alive in written prose and be easily remembered. Book contains the essential factors that lead one to assess the strengths and weaknesses in one's own and your opponent's chess positions. Understanding, searching for, and assessing the importance of these elements enable one to come up with reasonable plans to improve one's own position and create weaknesses in the other player's position. This in turn should help you come up with a reasonable number of strategic candidate moves to try to carry out your plan. If you are having issues with coming up with any plans after finishing the opening and also finding candidate moves when the position lacks any clear tactical opportunities then this is a must have book to own and read. Review: Super - Davero interessante