The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate and Win - Softcover

Soltis, Andrew

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9780812922912: The Inner Game of Chess: How to Calculate and Win
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0812922913 ISBN 13: 9780812922912
Publisher: Random House Puzzles & Games, 1994

Synopsis

Every player has heard the saying, "Chess is 99 percent tactics." It isn't.

It's 99 percent calculation. But until now there has never been a book devoted entirely to this most mysterious and essential chess technique.

This book examines both the technical and practical aspects of how to think ahead -- the selection of candidate moves, the evaluation of end positions, finding the proper move order, and the like.

Special attention is paid to the broad range of calculating mistakes, such as overlooked zwischenzugs and "quiet moves," visualization blunders, and "believing" your opponent.

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About the Author

Andrew Soltis is an International Grandmaster, a former U.S. Open Champion, and the author of more than seventy books. He writes an award-winning column for Chess Life magazine.

From the Inside Flap

Every player has heard the saying, "Chess is 99 percent tactics." It isn't.

It's 99 percent calculation. But until now there has never been a book devoted entirely to this most mysterious and essential chess technique.

This book examines both the technical and practical aspects of how to think ahead -- the selection of candidate moves, the evaluation of end positions, finding the proper move order, and the like.

Special attention is paid to the broad range of calculating mistakes, such as overlooked zwischenzugs and "quiet moves," visualization blunders, and "believing" your opponent.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Random House Puzzles & Games
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0812922913
ISBN 13 
9780812922912
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
368
Rating
  • 3.83 out of 5 stars
    84 ratings by Goodreads