This book is designed to provide the keen chess player with a series of basic examples of chess tactics, and a large number of puzzles which will be of great value as practice exercises. The solution to each puzzle is to be found at the end of the book. The fourteen sections into which the volume is divided deal with all the most significant tactical aspects of the game, including: Knight Forks, The Pin, The Skewer, Discovered Check, Pawn Promotion, and Obstruction and Checkmates by Rooks, Bishops, Knights and the Queen. The greater understanding of the basic elements of the game results from working out the puzzles, helping the player improve his or her game, and provide them with a much better kwledge of how to win games. Solving the puzzles will in addition offer a fascinating pastime. This is a publication which should find a place in every chess player's library.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd
ISBN-10
0718816587
ISBN-13
9780718816582
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103784062
Product Key Features
Author
Raymond Bott, Stanley Morrison, R. G. Wade
Format
B-Format Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Hobbies, Pastimes & Indoor Games
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Cambridge
Series Part/Volume Number
3
Series Title
Lutterworth Chess Series
Content Note
114 B&W Illustrations
Author Biography
R.G. Wade, Raymond Bott and Stanley Morrison are all well known in the chess world for their work in the field of chess education, and are masters of the technique of easy guidance and exposition.
Out-Of-Print Date
16/07/2008
Date of Publication
01/07/1970
Imprint
Lutterworth Press
Edition Statement
2nd Edition
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
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