Morphy: Move by Move - Softcover

Zenon Franco

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781943613 ISBN 13: 9781781943618

Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2016

Synopsis

Paul Morphy is a chess legend and without doubt one of the greatest players in the history of the game. His understanding of the game was years ahead of his time and in his era he was easily the best player in the world. His chess career was brief but brilliant and he influenced all the great champions who came after him. His legacy includes a treasure trove of wonderful strategic and attacking games which are highly instructive for all aspiring chess players. In this book, Grandmaster Zenon Franco examines in detail Morphy's chess style, selects and studies his favourite Morphy games, and demonstrates how we can all improve our chess by learning from Morphy's masterpieces. ----- Move by Move provides an ideal platform to study chess. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to improve your chess skills and knowledge. ----- * Learn from the games of a chess legend -- * Important ideas absorbed by continued practice -- * Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study

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About the Author

Zenon Franco is a Grandmaster from Paraguay, now living in Spain. He represented Paraguay, on top board, in seven Chess Olympiads, and won individual gold medals at Lucerne 1982 and Novi Sad 1990. He's an experienced trainer and has written numerous books on chess.

Edition details

• Publisher: Everyman Chess
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781943613
• ISBN 13: 9781781943618
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 340