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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherMicrosoft Press
ISBN-100735609179
ISBN-139780735609174
eBay Product ID (ePID)1144128
Product Key Features
Book TitleWinning Chess Tactics
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicChess
Publication Year1999
GenreGames & Activities
AuthorYasser Seirawan
Book SeriesWinning Chess Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight19.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
SynopsisThe essential guide to the use of tactics the watchdogs of strategy that take advantage of short-term opportunities to trap or ambush an opponent and change the course of a game in a single move, Learn sure-fire tactics and combinations from one of the worlds top chess players. Attack? Defend? Swap pieces? Tactics are the watchdogs of strategy that take advantage of short-term opportunities to trap or ambush your opponent and quite possiblychange the course of a game in a single move. Why play in a fog, only hoping that your opponent will blunder when International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan can show you how to put the tactics of the worlds chess legends to work for you. Choose from the double attack, the pin, the skewer, deflection, the cor, x-rays, windmills and many more time-tested tactics.Using classic board situations arranged in chapters by tactical themes, Seirawan teaches you how to: Plan your entire game from the very first move.Think ahead, step-by-step, anticipating every obstacle your opponent can throw your way Position yourself for the smashing combination and endgame you've always dreamed of. Board positions from actual games played by history's great chess tacticians are provided throughout. Review tests for each topic let you track your improvement. In no time you'll be playing better, with more confidence than you ever thought possible., "Seirawan unlocks a treasure chest of time-tested strategies . . . colorful commentary and personal anecdotes enliven the author's coverage of landmark chess matches and his experience on the international chess circuit."--Cincinnati Chess Federation.