The art of positional play
"Samuel Reshevsky is recognized worldwide for his genius in positional play. Here, he analyzes 61 complete games, emphasizing such positional characteristics as: exploiting weak pawns, building pawn majorities; supporting pawn chains; setting up blockades; using pins as positional weapons; making th...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
Ã2002.
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| Edition: | [Rev. ed.] ; rev. by Burt Hochberg. |
| Series: | McKay chess library.
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| Summary: | "Samuel Reshevsky is recognized worldwide for his genius in positional play. Here, he analyzes 61 complete games, emphasizing such positional characteristics as: exploiting weak pawns, building pawn majorities; supporting pawn chains; setting up blockades; using pins as positional weapons; making the most of the two bishops; the relative values of bishops and knights; and dozens more. This is an essential book for understanding the strategy of chess."--Back cover. |
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| Item Description: | "Algebraic notation"--Cover. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | x, 306 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 081293475X (pbk.) 9780812934755 (pbk.) |
