Provides 1001 patterns for playing chess focusing on the "queen sacrifice," storming the castled position, pawn promotion, a variety of motifs, and many more.
A guide to 5,334 chess moves, many taken from actual matches. Includes the basic rules of the game, 306 problems for checkmate in one move, 144 endgames, and 128 tournament game combinations.
German International Grandmaster of chess Artur Yusupov provides advice to players who seek to improve their skills in the game of chess, and covers opening principles, centralizing the pieces, stalemate motifs, forced variations, gambits, and more.
Presents a comprehensive collection of five hundred master chess games played over three centuries around the world, and included comments for each game.
Explores the obsessive hold chess exerts on its followers by examining the history and evolution of the game and the people who dedicate their lives to it.
