Artikelnummer
LXWELFAC
Autor
Football & Chess
Tactics Strategy Beauty
169 Seiten, kartoniert, Hardinge, 1. Auflage 2008, Erstauflage 2007
Final vergriffen
Why are football and chess 'beautiful games'?
Do top football coaches read the pitch as a chess player reads the board?
What is the connection between Jose Mourinho's defensive cunning and Grandmaster Wiihelm Steinitz's 'principles of defence'?
The global popularity of football and chess remains unmatched by any other game. In this book, Adam Wells argues that stereotypical views of the games have concealed a deep connection between them. The first study of its kind, this book explores a rich world of tactics, psychology and aesthetics. Structural principles are analysed using real life examples to show how these connections play out on the board and in the field. This book is accessible to fans of either game, including football fans with no previous knowledge of chess. Readers will see how chess can be a pulsating, dynamic game, whilst appreciating that football shares much of the mystery and structural beauty of the world's greatest board game.
Do top football coaches read the pitch as a chess player reads the board?
What is the connection between Jose Mourinho's defensive cunning and Grandmaster Wiihelm Steinitz's 'principles of defence'?
The global popularity of football and chess remains unmatched by any other game. In this book, Adam Wells argues that stereotypical views of the games have concealed a deep connection between them. The first study of its kind, this book explores a rich world of tactics, psychology and aesthetics. Structural principles are analysed using real life examples to show how these connections play out on the board and in the field. This book is accessible to fans of either game, including football fans with no previous knowledge of chess. Readers will see how chess can be a pulsating, dynamic game, whilst appreciating that football shares much of the mystery and structural beauty of the world's greatest board game.
EAN | 9781843821861 |
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Gewicht | 270 g |
Hersteller | Hardinge |
Breite | 15,1 cm |
Höhe | 22,8 cm |
Medium | Buch |
Erscheinungsjahr | 2008 |
Autor | Adam Wells |
Sprache | Englisch |
Auflage | 1 |
ISBN-10 | 1843821869 |
ISBN-13 | 9781843821861 |
Jahr der Erstauflage | 2007 |
Seiten | 169 |
Einband | kartoniert |
v Acknowledgements
003 Introduction
007 Football and Chess
011 Part 1 - The Technical Elements
013 Building connections
019 Dominating the Midfield
023 Build-up Play
032 Mobility
035 Piece Positions
038 Using Space
043 Creating Space
048 Exploiting Weaknesses
055 Stretching the Defence
057 Combinations
061 Defending
068 Stretch and Compress
071 Pressing
078 Rotating
084 Attacking from the Back
088 The Spare Man
091 The Hole
095 Using the width
101 Part 2 - The Coach as Chess Player
103 Benitez vs Ancelotti
113 Part 3 - General Strategic Concepts for Controlling the Game
115 The Initiative
125 The Mini-Battles
126 Balance
129 Part 4 - Psychological Factors
131 Awareness
135 Creativity
137 Daring
140 Concentration
143 Emotional control
145 Surprise
147 Part 5 - General Features and Aesthetics
149 Comebacks
151 Luck
153 Style
159 Evolution of the Games
163 The Beautiful Games
166 The Future
169 Bibliography
003 Introduction
007 Football and Chess
011 Part 1 - The Technical Elements
013 Building connections
019 Dominating the Midfield
023 Build-up Play
032 Mobility
035 Piece Positions
038 Using Space
043 Creating Space
048 Exploiting Weaknesses
055 Stretching the Defence
057 Combinations
061 Defending
068 Stretch and Compress
071 Pressing
078 Rotating
084 Attacking from the Back
088 The Spare Man
091 The Hole
095 Using the width
101 Part 2 - The Coach as Chess Player
103 Benitez vs Ancelotti
113 Part 3 - General Strategic Concepts for Controlling the Game
115 The Initiative
125 The Mini-Battles
126 Balance
129 Part 4 - Psychological Factors
131 Awareness
135 Creativity
137 Daring
140 Concentration
143 Emotional control
145 Surprise
147 Part 5 - General Features and Aesthetics
149 Comebacks
151 Luck
153 Style
159 Evolution of the Games
163 The Beautiful Games
166 The Future
169 Bibliography