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Bibliographic Details

Title: Grandmaster Secrets: Openings
Publisher: Thinkers Pr Inc / Chessco
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0938650688
ISBN 13: 9780938650683
Binding: paperback
Illustrator: Rob Long
Condition: Good
Weight: 0.75 pounds

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Synopsis

Using a Socratic teacher-student approach in the characters of GM Noah Tall, and Pat Sayre, the topic of this aspect of chess centers around the subjects of materialism, give and take, myths, difficulties, picking and choosing, rules, decisions, de-booking, and many more�dealt with from a veteran chess grandmaster's perspective.

An illustrative way is used so that everyone can grasp the concepts quickly; to improve in a shorter amount of time. Charts, graphics, and modern games in algebraic notation will add to your enjoyment and a faster learning of the preliminary phase of chess.

This is volume to of our Grandmaster series by Andrew Soltis. Check out volume 1, Grandmaster Secrets: Endgames.

About the Author

GM Andrew Soltis lives in New York, and is one of America's most popular authors, with many, many chess books under his belt. He is also a chess columnist for the New York times.

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