Product Description

Most practical chess knowledge is represented in this book, each position is distilled from thousands and holds something special. This time efficient approach is that that leads to both the deepest understanding and the greatest enjoyment of chess.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #534278 in Books
• Published on: 2000-07-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 188 pages

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1300-1700USCF in 2 yrs! Thx to this book & five others
Not all the positions in this book were useful to me, but the ones that were, taught me very important ideas that have dramatically improved my game. Use this book as a springboard for positions from your own games as suggested by the author. The other 5 books are: 1. Chess tactics for students by Bain. 2. Essential chess endings by Silman. 3. How to reassess your chess by Silman. 4. Chess master at any age by Wetzell. 5. The ideas behind the chess openings by Fine. Start with Bain first then use the other 5 in combination. The KEY is to ANALYSE your OWN GAMES using a computer for tactics and a strong human for positional play. Then store the important concepts into chess computer software. Finally, review these concepts so that you know them like the back of your hand. Discipline yourself and good luck!

Overpriced And Puzzling
This book appears to have been dashed off over a long weekend. You have to accept on faith alone that Lev did more than assemble a random set of tactics problems and write a preface claiming that these represent thematic positions and will repay further study by the student. It is a stretch of the imagination to think that you're getting more info than Reinfeld's "1001 Winning Chess Sacs".

covers alot of area in a short time.
Very impressive for a short book. Gives the reader a wide range of problems and knowledge quickly. A good book to review to get the rust off your game.