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1001 DEADLY CHECKMATES
(Nunn)
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The three-times World Chess Solving Champion distils the
most useful middlegame concepts and knowledge into 100 lessons that everyone
can understand.
Following on from his successful Understanding Chess Endgames,
John Nunn turns his attention to the middlegame - the phase of the chess battle
where most games are decided, yet the one that has received the least
systematic treatment from chess writers. With the outstanding clarity for which
he is famous, Nunn breaks down complex problems into bite-sized pieces.
In the case of attacking play, we are shown how to decide
where to attack, and the specific methods that can be used to pursue the enemy
king. Positional play is described in terms of the major structural issues, and
how the pieces work around and with the pawns. Nunn explains how to assess when
certain pieces are better than others, and how we can make use of this
understanding at the board. Readers will never be short of a plan, whatever
type of position arises.
Each lesson features two inspiring examples from modern
chess, annotated honestly and with a keen focus on the main instructive points.
Both sides' ideas are emphasized, so we get a clear picture of the ways to
disrupt typical plans as well as how to form them.
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Solving tactical puzzles is one of the most effective ways
to improve your chess. This convenient book provides 300 exercises, with
instructive points highlighted in the solutions.
There is something here for everyone. The puzzles in the
first two chapters are based on a clear-cut tactic or checkmate, such as those
explained in Gambit's best-sellers How to Beat Your
Dad at Chess and Chess Tactics for
Kids. The endgame challenges highlight tactics and principles in
action. In practice it is vital to defend resiliently and seek counterattacking
chances - there is an innovative chapter on these rarely-covered themes as well
as puzzles where the reader must decide how to punch home an
attack.
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For chess-players of all ages and abilities, it is vital to
get off to a good start. This simple guide provides all the tips and ideas
needed to play purposefully from move one. That's because these 50 Mighty
Openings are the very ones used by chess masters and grandmasters to outwit
opponents time and again.
This book teaches the names and starting moves of all the
main chess openings, and explains the basic ideas. Beginners will learn how to
position their pieces for maximum impact. More experienced players will
discover some remarkable tactical and strategic themes that are vital for chess
mastery.
Chess Openings for Kids makes learning the chess
openings fun. Playing these powerful openings helps develop an understanding of
how the pieces work together. Soon you will be able to play strong moves in any
opening position, and approach every game with confidence - and
success.
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For all chess-players, from beginners to world champions,
from kids to seniors, delivering checkmate is the greatest thrill the game has
to offer. The ability to spot checkmates is a vital skill - and this
easy-to-use book shows you how it is done. With the help of Grandmaster John
Nunn, you will be ready to shock your next opponent with a deadly checkmate,
whether in a school match, a club tournament - or even a championship game!
By focusing exclusively on positions from real games,
ranging from junior events to grandmaster encounters, Nunn ensures that the
mates featured are those which arise most often in real life. He also
highlights themes and ideas that are often missed in practice. While solving
these puzzles, your all-important 'mental library' of patterns will grow,
leading to an immediate increase in your playing strength.
All 1001 puzzle positions have been carefully checked, and
are graded by theme and difficulty. Points are awarded for finding the
checkmate, so you can measure your skill. Most of the puzzles are suitable for
novice and junior players. The last chapter challenges you with 'extreme
checkmates', but don't worry: you'll be ready for them!
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Forming a plan is the most important goal of logical chess
thought. Without a good plan, we are reduced to tactical opportunism, rather
than harnessing the power of our pieces to achieve specific tasks and make
methodical progress towards victory.
However, few chess-players - even those fortunate enough to
have a trainer - develop a disciplined approach to planning. In this book, one
of the world's leading chess teachers provides step-by-step guidelines for
identifying the features of a position onto which our strategy should be
latched. He adopts a thoroughly modern approach, recognizing that the opponent
will have his own plans and be attempting to disrupt ours. The effectiveness of
Kosikov's methods - in particular the STEPS algorithm - is shown by his pupils'
over-the-board proficiency.
Having presented the basics of orderly strategic thinking,
Kosikov shows them at work in a variety of middlegame and endgame situations,
especially the strategic minefield of minor-piece play. Examples are taken from
both classic games and modern grandmaster play, together with instructive
moments from games by the author's pupils.
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In this major two-volume work, renowned endgame
theoretician John Nunn teaches the skills that are most important to success in
practical endgames.
Going beyond standard texts, Dr Nunn shows how to apply
knowledge of standard endgames to find the right methods in tricky real-life
practical situations - even when they differ greatly from the idealized forms
given by traditional endgame manuals.
* Identifies new and important motifs which occur repeatedly
in over-the-board play
* Tactical elements are heavily featured
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many examples, previous analysis is corrected
* Focuses on endgames that
are susceptible to concrete analysis
* Geared to the over-the-board player
- no composed or artificial positions
* Ideas underlying analysis - however
complex - are richly explained in words
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The Najdorf Sicilian has a unique place amongst chess
openings: for several decades it has been regarded by the top grandmasters as
the best way for Black to play soundly for a win against 1 e4. It was a
particular favourite of World Champions Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, and
plays a vital role in the repertoires of current top players such as
Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov.
Black's stance is totally uncompromising. He accepts no
organic weaknesses and stays flexible, ready to counterpunch in any part of the
board. White has no safe or easy option. On the other hand, he does have a vast
array of extremely dangerous attacking options, such as the old 6 Bg5 main
line, which can lead to the Poisoned Pawn, a variation that has undergone much
development in the 21st century. The current main line is 6 Be3, intending the
English Attack. But given the Najdorf's importance, White has tried almost
everything imaginable in the search for an advantage, with considerable bodies
of theory evolving for lines that contain merely a drop of poison.
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In this major two-volume work, renowned endgame
theoretician John Nunn teaches the skills that are most important to success in
practical endgames.
Going beyond standard texts, Dr Nunn shows how to apply
knowledge of standard endgames to find the right methods in tricky real-life
practical situations - even when they differ greatly from the idealized forms
given by traditional endgame manuals.
Nunn shows that lack of familiarity with key ideas can cause
important ideas and themes to be missed even by very strong players. We
discover that a staggering amount of previously published endgame analysis is
simply wrong, and that many of the standard guidelines are at best partially
true.
This first volume covers general topics and discusses in
detail pawn endings, queen endings and minor-piece endings.
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