Learn to: Knock your opponent off balance with bold opening moves Formulate an overall game strategy before the middle game Understand the motivation behind your opponents every move Position yourself for a winning endgame. A special section features actual games of history's greatest chess strategists.
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This is the third of Seirawan's four-volume series, which takes the reader from chess greenhorn to a player advanced enough to understand grandmaster play. Here, Seirawan shows how to set long-range goals for a game and systematically gain a superior position. His deft explanations give anyone with basic chess knowledge (covered in his previous books) the insights to leap levels in play. As usual, he tackles the subject with an infectious enthusiasm, communicating the sporting thrill as each piece of a meticulous plan comes together. Throughout the book, engrossing chess puzzles help teach strategic points.
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"Seirawan does a great job with this book."--Chesscorner.com
"These two books will teach you enough to beat most of your friends and family and all the kids on your block."--Evan Kreider, ChessPraxis
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By Michael Ryan
Format:Paperback
Anyone who has ever read a chess book is probably familiar with the four key elements of position - force, time, space and pawn structure. This book contains the best treatment of the element of space that I have ever encountered.
Seirawan addresses the needs and treatment of each piece as well as strategic pawn play. His observations regarding the use of pawns to support N outposts are particularly insightful.
There is a very good treatment of B vs N and how to play this matchup from both sides. Creation and exploitation of weaknesses is explored in depth with an emphasis on focus that is rarely expressed in chess books.
Seirawan repeatedly stresses key themes such as utilizing all your pieces, or consolidating your position after winning material. These reminders are interwoven with the chapter material in a very natural and instructive manner. Example games or game fragments tend to illustrate several elements concurrently. The game commentary is very rich and instructive, and focused on the strategic principles, so there is little in the way of dense tactical variations.
This book is written in a very readable, engaging style. Seirawan is an excellent author as well as a top flight chess player. This book is probably best suited to club and tournament players advancing through USCF 1400 and higher.
By Steven
Format:Paperback
i'm a 1000-1100 player and this book rocked my world. my rating unfortunately hasn't sky rocketed but i attribute that to the string of 1200-1500 players i keep playing online. dude but this book is sooo good. it'll walk you through really basic yet amazingly profound principles of chess. things as simple as "Playing with a material advantage." there is also great stuff on pawn play, creating weaknesses and territorial domination (also more pawn play commentary). i highly recommend it for beginners who have already played a bunch and are looking for that next level. it also has this phat chapter at the end with biographicals of master strategists (as opposed to tactitians and what not) and some of their great games. he has capablanca turning alekhine into a little school girl. and rubinstein just laying a colossal smackdown on tarrasch making his tarrasch defense look like so much butter.
By cmpst52
Format:Paperback
ALL of Seirawan's books get five stars, this is no different. Buy this book, learn positional and long-term play.
However, my "Winning Chess Strategies" (published by Everyman Press, rather than the old Microsoft publication) is plauged by typographical errors! The books in this series I read, published by Microsoft, were pristine and free from mistakes. Similarly, my copy of "Winning Chess Tactics" published by Everyman Press had no typos.
But this book? Wow! Errors every few pages! Let's hope the upcoming Everyman publications of "Endings," "Openings," and "Brilliancies" are better proofread!
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