Secrets of Spectacular Chess

Levitt, Jonathan & Friedgood, David

ISBN 10: 0713477210 / ISBN 13: 9780713477214

Published by Batsford, London, 1995

About this Item

Pb, 222pp. VG, clean contents. Numerous examples of "chess beauty", in games, positions, studies, problems.

Seller Inventory # 065892

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Secrets of Spectacular Chess
• Publisher: Batsford, London
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713477210
• ISBN 13: 9780713477214
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Chess - Anthologies, Reference
  • Chess - All
  • Chess - Sale Items & Lots

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Synopsis

This text is written particularly for the practical player but will appeal to anyone interested in the beauty of chess in all its forms. With superb examples, it examines unusual aspects of the game, thereby developing the reader's understanding and appreciation of spectacular chess ideas. It should lead to an improvement in combinative vision, and in one's ability to surprise one's opponent. It is an eye for dazzling combinations and an instinct for the paradoxical that has helped players like Alekhine, Tal and Kasparov to surprise and overwhelm their opponents. A well-tuned aesthetic sense not only motivates top players, but also confers upon them a decisive practical advantage. David Friedgood is an International Master of Problem Solving, he is also Problems Editor of the "British Chess Magazine".