What It Takes To Become A Chess Master

Author : Andrew Soltis
Publisher : Batsford Books
ISBN 13 : 1849940886
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What It Takes to Become a Chess Master written by Andrew Soltis and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you're a fairly decent chess player. You compete in tournaments, you play on the Internet. But you would love to make that leap to become a chess master. What do you need to know, how much do you have to practise, and how much of the success of the masters is simply a matter of innate talent, superior brainpower or just good luck? This useful book, aimed at all chess players who aspire to become chess masters, shows you what the masters know and you don't. Written by one of our biggest-selling and best-loved chess authors, in his trademark chatty, accessible but always informative style, this book is filled with practical exercises and test games that will reveal the secrets of how to join chess's elite ranks.

Author : Andrew Soltis
Publisher : Batsford Books
ISBN 13 : 1849943990
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What it Takes to Become a Grandmaster written by Andrew Soltis and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming a Grandmaster is the ultimate aim for serious chess players, but whatever your chess abilities, this book will take you to the next level. Packed with tips, tricks and practical exercises aimed at players of all skill levels who aspire to greatness. Even an average chess player can find the same moves as a Grandmaster as much as 75 percent of the time. The difference is that only the Grandmaster can find the other 25 percent. This book identifies the kinds of moves and techniques that account for that 25 percent. Among the topics covered in the book are: Mysterious rook pawn moves, Tacking, Piece Nullification, "King Feeling," and how to play for a win without risk. Written by one of our biggest-selling and best-loved chess authors, in his trademark chatty, accessible but always informative style, this book is filled with practical exercises and test games that will reveal the secrets of how to join chess's elite ranks.

Author : Andrew Soltis
Publisher : Batsford Books
ISBN 13 : 1849941556
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Chess Master Trade Secrets written by Andrew Soltis and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to become a chess master, there are certain things you need to know – essential tips and techniques that the masters know, and you need to learn. This incredibly useful book collects all these techniques together in one volume, so you can try them out, tick them off, and start on your path towards chess greatness. Arranged in chapters covering every aspect of chess, from openings to endgames, renowned chess author Andrew Soltis provides top 20 rundowns of these specific positions and techniques: chapters include Top 20 Sacrifices, Top 20 Crucial Middlegame Decisions, Top 20 Endgame Techniques and Top 20 Exact Endgames. Written in Andrew Soltis's eternally engaging and accessible style, this book will prove invaluable to any player who wants to become a chess master.

Author : Anatoly Karpov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Best Games written by Anatoly Karpov and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Andrew Soltis
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 1849940266
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What It Takes to Become a Chess Master written by Andrew Soltis and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you're a fairly decent chess player. You compete in tournaments, you play on the Internet. But you would love to make that leap to become a chess master. What do you need to know, how much do you have to practise, and how much of the success of the masters is simply a matter of innate talent, superior brainpower or just good luck? This useful book, aimed at all chess players who aspire to become chess masters, shows you what the masters know and you don't. Written by one of our biggest-selling and best-loved chess authors, in his trademark chatty, accessible but always informative style, this book is filled with practical exercises and test games that will reveal the secrets of how to join chess's elite ranks.

Author : Andrew Soltis
Publisher : Batsford Books
ISBN 13 : 1849940886
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What It Takes to Become a Chess Master written by Andrew Soltis and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you're a fairly decent chess player. You compete in tournaments, you play on the Internet. But you would love to make that leap to become a chess master. What do you need to know, how much do you have to practise, and how much of the success of the masters is simply a matter of innate talent, superior brainpower or just good luck? This useful book, aimed at all chess players who aspire to become chess masters, shows you what the masters know and you don't. Written by one of our biggest-selling and best-loved chess authors, in his trademark chatty, accessible but always informative style, this book is filled with practical exercises and test games that will reveal the secrets of how to join chess's elite ranks.

Author : Andrew Soltis
Publisher : Batsford Books
ISBN 13 : 1849944717
Total Pages : 759 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 365 Chess Master Lessons written by Andrew Soltis and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increase your chess knowledge within the year! In this book, Andrew Soltis analyzes 365 key chess games in an easy way for busy people. In this book, 365 of the most instructive short games of chess are analyzed, step by step, by well-respected author Andrew Soltis. Arranged as daily lessons, this book is perfect for chess players who would like to reach the next level of skill but can't devote hours and hours each day to study. Learn to feel confident with each tactic – each game features test-yourself quizzes (with answers at the back of the book) to help cement understanding, as well as chess diagrams for those who learn visually. Challenging tactics are revisited in later games to help you recognize when they occur and how chess masters use them to their full advantage. With this book, Andrew encourages you to learn to think like a chess master within the year. From Castling to Zugzwang, learn something new everyday!

Author : Andrew Soltis
Publisher : Batsford Books
ISBN 13 : 1849947392
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Chessmaster Checklist written by Andrew Soltis and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2021-08-05 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An instructional book about the crucial questions that masters ask themselves before committing to a move – a checklist for all players to ask themselves before making their own moves. Beginners learn to ask themselves the key questions. As they improve, they ask more sophisticated questions: 'What did my opponent's last move allow me to do?", 'Where is his position weakest?", 'Should I take an irrevocable step now or wait?', 'What does my opponent want me to do?'. For chess master players these are almost subconscious checklist. Andy Soltis runs through the checklist of things to ask before making a move with fascinating and illuminating examples of real chess games, from Karpov to Judith Polgar, from Magnus Carlsen to Fabiano Caruana. A key to improving is to ask all of these questions and find the right answers, for players looking to improve. The advice of Chess Masters is good advice for all chess players and the best way to take your play to the next level.

Author : Peter Kurzdorfer
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1941270182
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reaching the Top?! written by Peter Kurzdorfer and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Does It Take to Play Master-Level Chess? Becoming a master is a goal many chessplayers seek. And for most, it is an unfulfilled dream. Now, for the first time, the topic is squarely addressed. Not by a super grandmaster or high-powered international master, but by a “regular” national master, a master who earned his stripes in the trenches, battling his way to the title. In Reaching the Top?!, author Peter Kurzdorfer shares his journey to the coveted 2200 Elo mark. Using his own games, major topics covered by the author include: Learning From Past Mistakes; Choose Openings to Suit Your Style; Handling Material Inequality; Practical Endgames; How Sound Do Your Openings Need to Be?; When Things Go Terribly Wrong; Overcoming Difficulties; and How to Win. This guide shows what it takes to play at the master level. What you need to know. What you do not need to know. It is a practical presentation that will not only help aspiring masters, but also any player seeking to improve his game. So come on in and sit by the side of a chess master as he plies his craft, marveling at the wonderful, intricate combinations and positional ideas and shuddering at the opportunities that supposedly strong chess players missed time and time again. However, there is one requirement: you do have to love the game and give it your best shot, every game, every move. Mix in some discipline and concentration, and you too may be able to play master-level chess... About the Author After a 30-year adventure spent immersed in chess beginning in the early 1970s, Mr. Kurzdorfer is back. He is a longtime national master, chess teacher, certified coach and tournament director, former contributor and later editor of Chess Life and School Mates magazines, a former judge for the Chess Journalists of America, and author of The Everything Chess Basics Book and the Tao of Chess.

Author : Henry Abbot
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781523857975
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chess written by Henry Abbot and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the Game of Chess and Defeat Your Opponents!What is chess? Where did it come from? How do you learn to play?Chess: Dominate Chess Openings, Closings, Chess Strategies and Tactics Like a Pro makes it easy to understand the history, rules, and terminology of chess. You'll learn about the origin of chess in India, and how it spread to Persia, Europe, and across the globe. You'll discover the basic rules of chess, how to set up the board, and how the different pieces move. This book also explains concepts like promotion, castling, check, and checkmate.Do you want to be a better chess player? Do you wish you didn't lose as many games? Are you interested in making more out of this fun hobby?You'll learn strategies for each of the 3 Phases of a Chess Game. You'll be proud of your new rankings and increase your enjoyment of the game!You Will learn many opening strategies:* Knights Pawn Opening* Indian Game* Ruy Lopez* Sicilian Defense* Hungarian Opening/Kings Indian Attack* Italian Game* French Defense* Caro-Kann Defense* Pirc Defense* Queen's Gambit* English Opening* Alekhine's Defense* Modern Defense* Dutch Defense* Stonewall AttackYou'll even learn about the famous "Fools Mate" trap!To be great at anything takes practice, and with the right book, it is plausible. Start as a beginner and after reading, and much practice, become a Chess Master!