Key Elements of Chess Strategy

Georgy Mikhailovich Lisitsin (19091972)

ISBN 10: 1784832081 / ISBN 13: 9781784832087

Published by Quality Chess, Glasgow, 2054

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206+[2 ad] pages with diagrams, photographs and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 7") bound in original publisher's pictorial boards. Translated by John Sugden. First edition into English. Georgy Lisitsin was a respected Soviet master, theoretician and writer. In 1958 he published a revised edition of his most ambitious work, entitled Strategy and Tactics of Chess, which became one of the most legendary manuals in the Soviet chess school, and no doubt one of the books that motivated the young Bobby Fischer to learn Russian. Lisitsin broke down Strategy and Tactics into their key constituent elements, enabling players of all levels to study chess systematically, learning from carefully selected game fragments and studies. Key Elements of Chess Tactics and its companion volume Key Elements of Chess Strategy are the first ever complete English translations of Lisitsin's classic. In Key Elements of Chess Tactics, Lisitsin illustrates key tactical concepts such as pinning, discovered attacks and checks, deflection, interference and many more, building a foundation before moving on to more complex and beautiful tactical themes. Condition: Near fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Key Elements of Chess Strategy
• Publisher: Quality Chess, Glasgow
• Publication Date: 2054
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784832081
• ISBN 13: 9781784832087
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 2 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Chess

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Synopsis

Georgy Lisitsin (1909-72) was a respected Soviet master, theoretician and writer. In 1958 he published a revised edition of his most ambitious work, entitled Strategy and Tactics of Chess, which became one of the most legendary manuals in the Soviet chess school, and no doubt one of the books that motivated the young Bobby Fischer to learn Russian.

Lisitsin broke down Strategy and Tactics into their constituent elements, enabling players of all levels to study chess systematically, learning from carefully selected game fragments and studies. Key Elements of Chess Strategy and its companion volume Key Elements of Chess Tactics are the first ever complete English translations of Lisitsin's classic.

In Key Elements of Chess Strategy, Lisitsin breaks down the Foundations of Strategy into categories such as piece placement, exchanges, weaknesses and prophylaxis, followed by a section on Devising a Strategic Plan, including concepts such as blockading, undermining, the initiative, pawn chains, and planning in the opening.

About the Author

Georgy Lisitsin was a formidable chess player who thrice won the Leningrad Championship – an event which was stronger than many national championships. He qualified for the immensely strong Soviet Championship eleven times, once finishing in third place, behind the champion Botvinnik. When the World Chess Federation, FIDE, introduced the International Master title in 1950, Lisitsin was awarded it immediately.