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The Greatest Ever Chess Strategies
Sam Collins
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Description for The Greatest Ever Chess Strategies
Paperback.
Do you instinctively know what to do in every type of chess position or are you often uncertain about how to proceed? Wouldn't it be really useful to know the best chess strategies and to recognise when they should be used? In this book Sam Collins examines key games from both the classical and modern eras. He analyses the major strategic ideas that have stood the test of time and notes their considerable influence on his own games. Studying classic examples from great players allows us to create a personal library of standard ideas. This helps us recognize key positions, ... Read more
Do you instinctively know what to do in every type of chess position or are you often uncertain about how to proceed? Wouldn't it be really useful to know the best chess strategies and to recognise when they should be used? In this book Sam Collins examines key games from both the classical and modern eras. He analyses the major strategic ideas that have stood the test of time and notes their considerable influence on his own games. Studying classic examples from great players allows us to create a personal library of standard ideas. This helps us recognize key positions, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Everyman Chess United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857446760
SKU
V9781857446760
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-30
About Sam Collins
Sam Collins is an International Master with two GM norms, and a former Irish and Japanese Champion. He has represented Ireland at seven Olympiads, winning an individual gold medal at Bled 2002. He has written numerous bestselling books on chess and is a regular columnist for www.chesspublishing.com and Chess Today.
Reviews for The Greatest Ever Chess Strategies
So it's an eclectic and, as the author says, 'quirky', collection of mini-essays on various features of the middlegame, written with a lightness of touch and pleasing dash of self-deprecation. I liked it. - Chess Scotland This book was very readable and the author was able to convey his ideas in a method that should enable the reader to better ... Read more