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Modern Chess Strategy (Dover Chess) [Abridged] [Paperback]

Ludek Pachman , A.S. Russell
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  • Paperback: 314 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.; Abridged edition edition (5 Jun 1972)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0486202909
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486202907
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.8 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 185,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The Czech grandmaster uses the games of leading chess players to illustrate a variety of chess moves.

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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Do you want to improve your chess. Are you rated under 2000? Then this is a good place to start. This is much easier reading than the often verbose and self-serving My System. Pachman's writing is clear and insightful. Buy this book and play through every few years. You will almost certainly gain new insights into chess with every reading. This book should be on every aspiring chess player's shelf alongside Larry Evan's New Ideas in Chess, Hans Kmoch's Pawn Power in Chess, David Bronstein's Zurich 1953, Bobby Fischer's My Sixty Memorable Games, Mikhail Botvinnik's 100 Selected Games, Mikhail Tal's Life and Games of Mikhail Tal, Alexander Alekhine's Best Games and Richard Reti's Masters of the Chessboard. That is some pretty lofty company, but Modern Chess Strategy is worthy of it. Oh, and you can't beat the price.
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This is the best chess strategy book you can find. I read it when I was a beginner and re-read it 2 times since then, and as I grew in chess strength I discovered new meanings to author's comments and new subtleties of the positions examined, things that I didn't understand before seemed logical and clear the next time I read it. The book presents a thorough and comprehensive examination of important positional concepts, such as the value and placement of pieces, exchanges of material, importance of the centre, flank attacks, dynamical strategy, and how tactical ideas are connected to positional elements. The games examined are carefully chosen for appropriateness and comments and explanations are clear and meaningful. Read this book and watch your rating climb up!
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Good book... 21 May 2007
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... but note that it uses descriptive notation (e.g. Kt-QB3) as opposed to algebraic notation.

Otherwise an excellent book of course.
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