Article Number
LXMCDP
Author
Think Like a Chess Master: Planning
112 pages, paperback, Batsford Chess, 1995
Discontinued
Studying this book will help players of all standards think more clearly about what is important in their games and thus to plan more successfully.
The ability to form good plans is one of the key aspects of chess mastery. It is only by forming a coherent plan that brilliant sacrifices and fiendish counterattacks can be devised.
Many players can obtain good positions from the opening; do they always know what to do next? Studying this book will help players of all standards to think more clearly about what is important in their games and thus plan more successfully.
"Think Like a Chess Master" is a new series of books for those relatively new to competitive chess. Whether they are schoolchildren, keen social players or have just joined a club. All the books are written by young ambitious players on popular topics. Questions and exercises draw the reader into the subject, and practical tips which will bring results appear on every page.
International Master Neil McDonald is an experienced player, having gained a 2495 rating while still a teenager. He has recently inflicted defeats on World Championship candidates Valery Salov and Sergey Tiviakov and won the first three Baroque International tournaments in London. His first book for Batsford, "Winning with the Kalashnikov", was published in 1995.
The ability to form good plans is one of the key aspects of chess mastery. It is only by forming a coherent plan that brilliant sacrifices and fiendish counterattacks can be devised.
Many players can obtain good positions from the opening; do they always know what to do next? Studying this book will help players of all standards to think more clearly about what is important in their games and thus plan more successfully.
"Think Like a Chess Master" is a new series of books for those relatively new to competitive chess. Whether they are schoolchildren, keen social players or have just joined a club. All the books are written by young ambitious players on popular topics. Questions and exercises draw the reader into the subject, and practical tips which will bring results appear on every page.
International Master Neil McDonald is an experienced player, having gained a 2495 rating while still a teenager. He has recently inflicted defeats on World Championship candidates Valery Salov and Sergey Tiviakov and won the first three Baroque International tournaments in London. His first book for Batsford, "Winning with the Kalashnikov", was published in 1995.
Studying this book will help players of all standards think more clearly about what is important in their games and thus to plan more successfully.
The ability to form good plans is one of the key aspects of chess mastery. It is only by forming a coherent plan that brilliant sacrifices and fiendish counterattacks can be devised.
Many players can obtain good positions from the opening; do they always know what to do next? Studying this book will help players of all standards to think more clearly about what is important in their games and thus plan more successfully.
"Think Like a Chess Master" is a new series of books for those relatively new to competitive chess. Whether they are schoolchildren, keen social players or have just joined a club. All the books are written by young ambitious players on popular topics. Questions and exercises draw the reader into the subject, and practical tips which will bring results appear on every page.
International Master Neil McDonald is an experienced player, having gained a 2495 rating while still a teenager. He has recently inflicted defeats on World Championship candidates Valery Salov and Sergey Tiviakov and won the first three Baroque International tournaments in London. His first book for Batsford, "Winning with the Kalashnikov", was published in 1995.
The ability to form good plans is one of the key aspects of chess mastery. It is only by forming a coherent plan that brilliant sacrifices and fiendish counterattacks can be devised.
Many players can obtain good positions from the opening; do they always know what to do next? Studying this book will help players of all standards to think more clearly about what is important in their games and thus plan more successfully.
"Think Like a Chess Master" is a new series of books for those relatively new to competitive chess. Whether they are schoolchildren, keen social players or have just joined a club. All the books are written by young ambitious players on popular topics. Questions and exercises draw the reader into the subject, and practical tips which will bring results appear on every page.
International Master Neil McDonald is an experienced player, having gained a 2495 rating while still a teenager. He has recently inflicted defeats on World Championship candidates Valery Salov and Sergey Tiviakov and won the first three Baroque International tournaments in London. His first book for Batsford, "Winning with the Kalashnikov", was published in 1995.
| EAN | 0713475730 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 150 g |
| Manufacturer | Batsford Chess |
| Width | 13.7 cm |
| Height | 21.5 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1995 |
| Author | Neil McDonald |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-10 | 0713475730 |
| Pages | 112 |
| Binding | paperback |
| Diagrams | 106 |