Master Chess: A Course in 21 Lessons (Pergamon Chess Series)
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Book Overview
Mastering Chess is a unique book in that it covers the essentials which every aspiring chess player must know well (from Novice to Expert) to reach the chess Master level. The first edition was... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0080297242
ISBN13:9780080297248
Release Date:January 1986
Publisher:Simon & Schuster (Paper)
Length:200 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.8" x 9.7"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Great Introduction to chess fundamentals!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book provides an "all-in-one" chess course aimed at students in the 1300 - 1750 rating range. It covers tactics, opening principles, strategic ideas (i.e. outposts, minority attack, weak squares, doubled pawns, isolated pawns, etc. etc), endgames, and practical playing tips (i.e. training, managing the clock, nerves, etc.).All in all this is a pretty decent book. None of the 21 lessons goes into heavy detail, but rather provides a quick overview on each topic. The motivated student would probably then want to seek out other more advanced texts to further expand on the topics.
Best chess book I've ever read!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
From the first page you get the distinct impression that these guys who wrote this book know what they are talking about. I've never read a book that so profoundly affected my game on all fronts! Opening, middlegame, endgame have all been improved by my reading this book. The bibliography is filled with useful books that you can read to take you even further into the realms of chessdom. Guys if you want to improve your rating then this is THE book! I kid you not.
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