Bibliograph

Chess, 5334 problems, combinations, and games, László Polgár ; introduction by Bruce Pandolfini

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Chess, 5334 problems, combinations, and games, László Polgár ; introduction by Bruce Pandolfini

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Chess

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

867123633

Responsibility statement

László Polgár ; introduction by Bruce Pandolfini

Sub title

5334 problems, combinations, and games

Summary

The most complete collection of chess problems ever published, including 5,334 instructional situations, presented by the world's leading chess teacherChess analyzes more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from real matches, including 306 problems for checkmate in one move, 3,412 mates in two moves, 744 mates in three moves, 600 miniature games, 144 simple endgames, and 128 tournament game combinations. Chapters are organized by problem type. Each problem, combination, and game is keyed to an easy-to-follow solution at the back of the book, so readers can learn as they go. More than 6,000 illustrations make it easy to see the possibilities any position may hold. The book also includes the basic rules of the game and an international bibliography.Chess is the ultimate book on winning the game

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