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Back to Basics: Strategy (Back to Basics Chess Series) - Softcover

Beim, Valeri

 
9781888690491: Back to Basics: Strategy (Back to Basics Chess Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1888690496 ISBN 13: 9781888690491
Publisher: Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2011

Synopsis

The Basics of Chess Strategy

While there are many books about how to improve your chess tactics, instructive books about chess strategy, particularly for players of less than master strength, are few and far between. In the latest entry in the widely acclaimed Back to Basics Chess Series, international grandmaster and popular author Valeri Beim explains the basics of strategic concepts in chess. His topics include:

- Piece Development
- The Center
- Principle of two weaknesses
- Pawn structures
- Cooperation of pieces
- Weak pawns
- Weak square complexes
- Positional considerations
- The Bishop pair
- Conditions for proper implementation of a strategic plan
- Open Lines

...and much more!

This book has been written for the great majority of chessplayers rated below master strength. Clear, concise explanations and examples, discussions of strategic objectives and of the formation of strategic plans are all designed to aid the aspiring chessplayer to better understand and implement chess strategy.

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About the Author

International grandmaster Valeri Beim is a respected instructor and author now residing in Vienna. His previous books, including Paul Morphy: A Modern Perspective, have been widely acclaimed and well received by the chess community worldwide.

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Publisher
Russell Enterprises, Inc.
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1888690496
ISBN 13 
9781888690491
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
192