- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Everyman Chess; First edition (Feb 1 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1857442482
- ISBN-13: 978-1857442489
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.8 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,434,652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Through a series of instructive games for working out the next move and the tactics and strategies surrounding it, players can assess their own chess strength.
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Are you realising your chess potential? In this book international master Graeme Buckley helps you to find out. Through a series of instructive games where you must work out the next move and the tactics and strategies surrounding it, you can assess your own chess strength.
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Fun Approach to Studying GM Games, April 7 2010
By Christopher J. Falter "Christopher J." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Multiple Choice Chess (Paperback)
I love this format. When I just read an annotated game (for example, from Neil McDonald's Logical Chess), I can coast along. Being confronted with a choice *every move*, OTOH, requires me to really work hard. I think there is much greater learning value when I perform my analysis, make my choice, then see how it compares with the actual GM move.There are diagrams every 2 - 3 moves (4 - 6 ply), so you may be able to work through the book without using a board. I'm rated about 1900 on FICS, and I haven't needed a board at all.
The target audience for this book is probably 1200-1800 ELO, although I think it can still provide value up to 2000 ELO.
The book does have some minor flaws:
* Some typos have left me scratching my head. A certain reply is supposed to refute choice B, for example, but it's illegal! Ponder long enough, and you might figure out that he meant Rc1+ instead of Rb1+.
* The analysis can be somewhat shallow. Some interesting lines are not considered, and occasionally the reason the winning GM chose a move doesn't hold water. (Then you look more deeply, and work out the real reason.)
All in all, a worthwhile investment of time.
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Search for the Philosopher's Stone, Jun 20 2011
By John B. Morgan III "john4" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Multiple Choice Chess (Paperback)
There is a fable about the search for the philosopher's stone, able to turn lead into gold. I am afflicted with this fantasy in search of the prime book(s) for chess study or osmosis. I am still very amateurish in my game, and would leave it to more skilled players to rate this book. When I get good enough, I'd rate it 3 stars. It has promise for me.
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