- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Pergamon Press (Aug 1977)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0080197582
- ISBN-13: 978-0080197586
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,793,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In this book Grandmaster Ray Keene traces the development of combinational thought from the early days of chess events up to the reign of world champion Anatoly Karpov. By identifying key recurring elements in the decisive combinations of the champions, Keene shows how readers can recognise these elements and pull off crushing finishes in their own games.
Raymond Keene is a British Chess Champion, and the first British Player to achieve a FIDE (World Chess Federation) Grandmaster norm. He was awarded the OBE for services to chess in 1985. He is Chess Correspondent of The Times, The Sunday Times, The Spectator, and The International Herald Tribune. He is a prolific author of chess books, several of which are classics of the genre. He has organised three World Chess Championships.
Raymond Keene is a British Chess Champion, and the first British Player to achieve a FIDE (World Chess Federation) Grandmaster norm. He was awarded the OBE for services to chess in 1985. He is Chess Correspondent of The Times, The Sunday Times, The Spectator, and The International Herald Tribune. He is a prolific author of chess books, several of which are classics of the genre. He has organised three World Chess Championships.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this book is written by a real chess expert-so many chess books nowadays are written by people who have no real playing credentials who gather information from chess databases. the author here is a grandmaster and former british champion and by taking historical examples of the best combinations ever played in chess he teaches the reader how to pull off such coups in his or her own games.after reading this book you will see there is a pattern to combinations and sacrifices-they do not just mysteriously appear from nowhere as if by magic. if you want to become more dangerous to your chess opponents then this is the book for you!
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
tactical play is one of the most difficult things to learn in chess-here the grandmaster author ray keene the experienced chess columnist for the times and the sunday times explains how combinations work and how to recognise the key elements and patterns . if you study this book your results will be bound to improve.
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