Chess Combinations: An Improving Players Puzzle Book (First)

John Walker,Everyman Chess

ISBN 10: 1857445392 / ISBN 13: 9781857445398

Published by Everyman Chess March 1999, 1999

About this Item

Pages are very clean and bright with no markings. Binding is tight and square.

Seller Inventory # 315292

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chess Combinations: An Improving Players Puzzle Book (First)
• Publisher: Everyman Chess March 1999
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857445392
• ISBN 13: 9781857445398
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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About this title

Synopsis

Acclaimed author John Walker presents a unique chess puzzle challenge. First all the necessary techniques are carefully explained, then it is just like a competitive game: your task is to find the best move, whether it is a brilliant mating finish or a sensible, calm plan. In this handy title, carefully graded exercises will help you assess and improve your skill, clues are provided for the trickier puzzles, and you will placed in real game situations. This book is the latest in John Walker's best-selling series aimed at young and improving players. Once again he provides excellent training in an enjoyable form. John Walker, several times Chess Champion of Oxfordshire, is a schoolteacher who has taught chess to children for many years. His accessible writing style has gained him many fans. He is also the author of several other popular Cadogan instructional work, including "Attacking the King,' "Chess Openings for Juniors" and "Winning in the Opening."

From the Back Cover

Acclaimed author John Walker presents a unique chess puzzle challenge. First all the necessary techniques are carefully explained, then it is just like a competitive game: your task is to find the best move, whether it is a brilliant mating finish or a sensible, calm plan. In this handy title, carefully graded exercises will help you assess and improve your skill, clues are provided for the trickier puzzles, and you will placed in real game situations. This book is the latest in John Walker's best-selling series aimed at young and improving players. Once again he provides excellent training in an enjoyable form. John Walker, several times Chess Champion of Oxfordshire, is a schoolteacher who has taught chess to children for many years. His accessible writing style has gained him many fans. He is also the author of several other popular Cadogan instructional work, including 'Attacking the King,' 'Chess Openings for Juniors' and 'Winning in the Opening.' (5 3/4 X 8 1/4, 128 pages, charts)