Overview
Best-selling and award-winning author Igor Khmelnitsky gathers examples from Bobby Fischer's games that are educational and entertaining, and can be studied without a board. In each of the examples the readers will take the seat of Fischer's opponent and be asked to come up with an assessment and a move. Based on their response they are assigned points towards their rating evaluation and a game score towards their ""match."" Once finished, the readers will learn how well they have done in the ""match,"" have an estimate of their rating, and know what they need to work on to improve their game. In this new book, the readers will discover: - 60 diagrams with multiple-choice questions of varied complexity, - comprehensive answers with diagrams to make reviewing easier, - distributions of answers and other statistical reports by rating, - ratings assigned overall and by 13 distinct categories, - bonus material: warm-up, tie-breaker, tips and training suggestions, and more....
Full Product Details
Author: Igor Khmelnitsky
Publisher: IamCoach.com Publishing
Imprint: IamCoach.com Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.265kg
ISBN: 9780975476109
ISBN 10: 0975476106
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 01 December 2009
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
It teaches one of the most important practical skills: evaluation of the position... -- Alex Fishbein, grandmaster
A great balance between chess instruction and entertainment, this book accelerates the learning process. -- Greg Shahade, commissioner, US Chess League Aimed at all levels...Highly Recommended. -- John Donaldson, captain of US team It teaches one of the most important practical skills: evaluation of the position... -- Alex Fishbein, grandmaster
A great balance between chess instruction and entertainment, this book accelerates the learning process. -- Greg Shahade, commissioner, US Chess League Aimed at all levels...Highly Recommended. -- John Donaldson, captain of US team It teaches one of the most important practical skills: evaluation of the position... -- Alex Fishbein, grandmaster
"""A great balance between chess instruction and entertainment, this book accelerates the learning process."" -- Greg Shahade, commissioner, US Chess League ""Aimed at all levels...Highly Recommended."" -- John Donaldson, captain of US team ""It teaches one of the most important practical skills: evaluation of the position..."" -- Alex Fishbein, grandmaster"
Author Information
International Chess Master, experienced coach and best-selling and award-winning author. Chess Exam and Training Guide (2004) best-seller, winner of prestigious Cramer award for Best Chess Book (Chess Journalists of America). Translated into French, Italian and Russian. Chess Exam and Training Guide: Tactics (2007) another best-seller. Chess Exam: You vs. Bobby Fischer (2009) -- just out! Contributing author to the WSJ & BN best-seller Masters of Success (2004, EP). Coauthor Teaching Chess Step by Step, the chess school curriculum (2006, Garry Kasparov's Foundation).
