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ISBN
190798299X
EAN
9781907982996
Manufacturer
Quality Chess
Brand
Quality Chess
Binding
TP

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Quality Chess UK Llp
ISBN-10
190798299X
ISBN-13
9781907982996
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19038731079

Product Key Features

Book Title
Soviet Chess Primer
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Chess
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Games & Activities
Author
Ilya Maizelis
Book Series
Chess Classics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
23.7 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
794.1
Table Of Content
Foreword by Mark Dvoretsky 7 Emanuel Lasker: The Meaning of Chess 9 Advice to Beginners 12 PART ONE: THE ELEMENTS OF CHESS CHAPTER ONE: THE GAME EXPLAINED 13 CHAPTER TWO: AIM OF THE GAME 35 CHAPTER THREE: TACTICS AND STRATEGY 57 CHAPTER FOUR: TECHNIQUES OF CALCULATION 127 CHAPTER FIVE: COMBINATION 165 CHAPTER SIX: POSITIONAL PLAY 211 CHAPTER SEVEN: HOW TO BEGIN A GAME 241 PART TWO: THE CHESS GAME (ITS THREE PHASES) CHAPTER EIGHT: THE ENDGAME 261 CHAPTER NINE: THE MIDDLEGAME 319 CHAPTER TEN: THE FOUNDATIONS OF OPENING THEORY 369 APPENDIX: CHESS COMPOSITIONS 377
Synopsis
Ilya Maizelis's masterpiece is the definitive introduction to the game of chess. It has inspired generations of Russians to take up the game, including arguably the two greatest players of all time, the 12th and 13th World Champions.In the original Russian, this landmark work is simply called "Chess"--no other explanation was considered necessary. The Soviet Chess Primer is a modern English translation of Maizelis's witty introduction to the royal game.This new edition of a timeless classic includes an original foreword from the 2nd World Champion, Emanuel Lasker, as well as an introduction from the most celebrated chess trainer of modern times, Mark Dvoretsky., Ilya Maizelis's masterpiece is the definitive introduction to the game of chess. It has inspired generations of Russians to take up the game, including arguably the two greatest players of all time, the 12th and 13th World Champions. In the original Russian, this landmark work is simply called "Chess"--no other explanation was considered necessary. The Soviet Chess Primer is a modern English translation of Maizelis's witty introduction to the royal game., Ilya Maizelis's masterpiece is the definitive introduction to the game of chess. It has inspired generations of Russians to take up the game, including arguably the two greatest players of all time, the 12th and 13th World Champions. In the original Russian, this landmark work is simply called "Chess"--no other explanation was considered necessary. The Soviet Chess Primer is a modern English translation of Maizelis's witty introduction to the royal game. This new edition of a timeless classic includes an original foreword from the 2nd World Champion, Emanuel Lasker, as well as an introduction from the most celebrated chess trainer of modern times, Mark Dvoretsky.

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