Analyzing the Chess Mind
Author : Boris Gulko
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,12 MB
Release : 2022
Category :
ISBN : 9781784831127
Author : Boris Gulko
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,12 MB
Release : 2022
Category :
ISBN : 9781784831127
Author : A.A. Kotov
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 34,59 MB
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1849940533
This is a well-established training manual which encourages the average player to understand how a grandmaster thinks, and even more important, how he works. Kotov tackles fundamental issues such as knowing how and when to analyze, the tree of analysis, a selection of candidate moves and the factors of success.
Author : Jeremy Silman
Publisher :
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 17,46 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Chess
ISBN :
This book takes the student on a journey through his own mind and returns him to the chess board with a wealth of new-found knowledge and the promise of a significant gain in strength. Most amateurs possess erroneous thinking processes that remain with them throughout their chess lives. These flaws in their mental armour result in stinging defeats and painful reversals. Books can be bought and studied, lessons can be taken -- but in the end, these elusive problems always prove to be extremely difficult to eradicate. Seeking a solution to this dilemma, the author wrote down the thoughts of his students while they played actual games, analysed them, and catalogued the most common misconceptions that arose. This second edition greatly expands on the information contained in the popular first edition.
Author : Jonathan Rowson
Publisher : Gambit Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,47 MB
Release : 2003-12
Category : Chess
ISBN : 9781901983852
Jonathan Rowson, author of the highly acclaimed Seven Deadly Chess Sins, investigates three questions important to all chess-players: 1) Why is it so difficult, especially for adult players, to improve? 2) What kinds of mental attitudes are needed to find good moves in different phases of the game? 3) Is White's alleged first-move advantage a myth, and does it make a difference whether you are playing Black or White? In a strikingly original work, Rowson makes use of his academic background in philosophy and psychology to answer these questions in an entertaining and instructive way. This book assists all players in their efforts to improve, and provides fresh insights into the opening and early middlegame. Rowson presents many new ideas on how Black should best combat White's early initiative, and make use of the extra information that he gains as a result of moving second. For instance, he shows that in some cases a situation he calls 'Zugzwang Lite' can arise, where White finds himself lacking any constructive moves. He also takes a close look at the theories of two players who, in differing styles, have specialized in championing Black's cause: Mihai Suba and Andras Adorjan. Readers are also equipped with a 'mental toolkit' that will enable them to handle many typical over-the-board situations with greater success, and avoid a variety of psychological pitfalls. Chess for Zebras offers fresh insights into human idiosyncrasies in all phases of the game. The depth and breadth of this book will therefore help players to appreciate chess at a more profound level, and make steps towards sustained and significant improvement.
Author : Yasser Seirawan
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 14,73 MB
Release : 2005-05-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1781944326
Gain the advantage over your opponent with easy-to-remember strategies from one of the worlds top chess players! Strategy is the ultimate secret weapon for championship players around the world. Drawing on his considerable experience in tournament play, International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan shows you how to apply flexible strategic principles to every part of your game. Using Seirawan's simple and effective planning and analysis techniques, you'll enter each game with confidence and energy, ready to play forcefully and intelligently the way you need to play so you can win every time! Learn to: Knock your opponent off balance with bold opening moves * Formulate an overall game strategy before the middle game * Interpret the motivation behind your opponents every move * Position yourself for a winning endgame * Diagrams throughout the book illustrate game positions, and you'll meet historys greatest chess strategieslearning from them move by move! Whether for reference during practice games or simply for pleasure reading,WINNING CHESS STRATEGIES is an information packed resource you'll turn to again and again
Author : Jon Tisdall
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 13,87 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Games
ISBN : 9781857441567
In a strikingly original self-improvement manual, Jonathan Tisdall draws on his own experiences to explain why erratic results and painful setbacks occur, and shows how to institute a training program that can lift the player's game to new heights. Tisdall's improvement ideas will fire the imagination of players at all levels.
Author : Gerald Abrahams
Publisher :
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 37,79 MB
Release : 1952
Category : Chess
ISBN :
Author : Jan Timman
Publisher : Everyman Chess
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 29,42 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Games
ISBN : 9781857441796
Author : Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 29,18 MB
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0486158373
Developing plans of action based on positional analysis: weak and strong squares, control of open lines, pawn structure, more. 20 problems.
Author : Hans Kmoch
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,46 MB
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0486319695
Profoundly original book demonstrates how basic relationships of one or two pawns constitute winning strategy. Multitude of examples illustrate theory. 182 diagrams. Index of games.