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Following on from his successful book Chess Reclpes from the Grandmaster's Ktchen,Valeri Beim serves up a further series of lessons on important general chess topics.
His expert advice will help you to handle a whole range of typical situations with greaterconfidence and understanding. Topics include:. Geometry of the chessboard. lsolated centre pawn. Central passed pawn. Space advantage. Zugzwang. Bishop-pair. Symmetrical pawn-structures. Static and dynamic featuresBeim focuses on both typical methods of play and thinking procedures, such as using
the concept of 'resulting moves'to help find zugzwang possibilities. The book contains awealth of examples of how the greatest players in chess history have addressed these
vital themes in practice.
There are a total of 124 exercises to test the reader's understanding. Full and detailed
solutions are given.
Valeri Beim is a grandmaster who lives in Austria. He has won numerous tournaments
and plays in the Austrian and German leagues. For many years he was the head trainer
at the chess school in Odessa, and he was also the trainer of the lsraeli Olympiad team.
This is his third chess book.
Other titles from Gambit Publications include:
Ghess Recipes from the Grandmaster's Secreb of Chess lntuitionKitchen Alexander Beliavsky and AdrianValeriBeim Mikhalchishin
lnstructive Modern Ghess Masterpieces Chess Strategy in ActionJohn Watsonlgor Stohl
Understanding the Leningrad DutchValeri Beim
Secrets of Modern Chess StrategyJohn Watson
Understanding Pawn Play in GhessDraZen Marovic
Gambit Publications Ltd is:Managing Director: Murray Chandler GMChess Director: Dr John Nunn GMEditorial Director: Graham Burgess FM
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Gambit Publications Ltd, PO. Box 32640, London W14 0JN, England.Or send an e-mail to: [email protected] ://www. gambitbooks. com
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Secrets of Practical ChessJohn Nunn
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