Practical Chess Beauty: Second Edition - Softcover

Yochanan Afek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784832596 ISBN 13: 9781784832599

Publisher: Quality Chess, 2025

Synopsis

Solving studies is well established as an effective method of chess improvement. Yochanan Afek is one of the world’s greatest ever study composers, and in this new edition he shares his finest creations, combining artistic beauty with practical relevance.

This new book contains every study from the original Practical Chess Beauty along with 36 fresh studies composed by Afek in the interim period, all freshly checked for accuracy. Ignite your imagination, augment your appreciation of chess geometry, and fine-tune your feeling for the pieces’ potential by uncovering the magic contained in the hundreds of studies in this book. Or simply wonder at some of the most stunning chess moves ever conceived.

About this title

About the Author

Yochanan Afek is an over-the-board IM from Israel who holds titles in almost every area of chess, including Grandmaster of Chess Composition. In a long and celebrated career, Afek has been a composer and a solver, a player and tournament organizer, as well as an arbiter and trainer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Quality Chess
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784832596
• ISBN 13: 9781784832599
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512