- Paperback: 157 pages
- Publisher: Teach Yourself Books (8 Jan 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340670401
- ISBN-13: 978-0340670408
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 487,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This illustrated guide is one of a series designed to take the beginner through the basic rules and principles towards complete mastery. This book is a guide containing 75 lessons on the essential ideas underlying good chess strategy and tactics.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There are a lot of maxims in this book and although in other books this becomes cliched, here Hartsons, witty style makes them digestable. Rather than teaching you tactial weapons, this book helps you to look objectively at your own play, thought processes and psychology. Contains examples of how NOT to play from SHORT V KASPAROV '93 match!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If it's been a while since you last played chess, or if you want a concise guide to help you rethink the way you approach the game, this is certainly a book you should consider. The brief discussions on every aspect of play are divided into three sections, from beginner to advanced. Some early sections reappear later in the book, but with a different perspective, allowing you to revisit and challenge your ideas as your play progresses. The summaries are instructive, but are kept simple and brief enough that you should be able to take something from each one. A good revision text.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Experts know the 'rules' - masters know when to break them" & this book might help you find some of the loopholes! Full of easily absorbed ideas that will help 1400-2200 players avoid superficial play by providing another perspective.
You know about good and bad bishops, but what about bad 'good' bishops & good 'bad' bishops? Rooks belong on open files... but sometimes they belong on closed files, supporting pawn breaks to force the file open . You play PN3 in order to play BN2 ...except sometimes you want to play PN3 and have to play BN2 to cover the resulting weak squares...........
There are around 70(!) such maxims including the exceptional circumstances where they cannot be applied. Each lesson is about two pages long - easily digested over a tea-break and equally easy to remember. The flip side of this brevity is somewhat patchy coverage, but it's still the best value chess publication since Simple Chess.
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