Chess Secrets: Giants of Innovation: Learn from Steinitz, Lasker, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Ivanchuk - Softcover

Craig Pritchett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857446712 ISBN 13: 9781857446715

Publisher: Everyman Chess, 2011

Synopsis

Chess Secrets is a series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess, such as strategy, attack, defence, opening play, endgames, off-board preparation and mental attitude. In each book the author chooses and deeply studies a number of great players who have excelled in such aspects of the game, greatly influenced their peers and inspired all of us.

In Giants of Innovation, Craig Pritchett selects five chess legends whose play exemplifies outstandingly innovative attributes. Wilhelm Steinitz established the essential ground-rules for modern positional chess. Emanuel Lasker pioneered a new kind of "total", all-out battling chess. Mikhail Botvinnik taught us how to prepare and successfully play an entire range of complex modern opening systems. Viktor Korchnoi set particularly high standards in the art of defence and counter-attack. Vassily Ivanchuk, a modern byword for ingenuity and surprise, excels by constant creation.

Read this book and enhance your own skills. Understand how to inject more innovation into your own games.

* An entertaining and instructive guide to innovative chess
* Learn from the greats of the game
*Discover how famous chess minds work

About this title

About the Author

Craig Pritchett is an International Master. Twice Scottish Champion, he has represented his country, four times on top board, in nine Chess Olympiads. He was a longstanding chess correspondent for the Scottish newspaper, 'The Herald (1972-2006)', and recently completed a five year term as Schools Chess Development Director for Chess Scotland (2003-2008).

From the Back Cover

Chess Secrets is a series which uncovers the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess, such as strategy, attack, defence, opening play, endgames, off-board preparation and mental attitude. In each book the author chooses and studies deeply a number of great players who have excelled in such aspects of the game, greatly influenced their peers and inspired all of us.In Giants of Innovation, Craig Pritchett selects five chess legends whose play exemplifies outstandingly innovative attributes. Wilhelm Steinitz established the essential ground-rules for modern positional chess. Emanuel Lasker pioneered a new kind of "total," all-out battling chess. Mikhail Botvinnik taught us how to prepare and successfully play an entire range of complex modern opening systems. Viktor Korchnoi set particularly high standards in the art of defence and counter-attack. Vassily Ivanchuk, a modern byword for ingenuity and surprise, excels by constant creation. Read this book and enhance your own skills. Understand how to inject more innovation into your own games.An entertaining and instructive guide to innovative chessLearn from the greats of the gameDiscover how famous chess minds work

Edition details

• Publisher: Everyman Chess
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857446712
• ISBN 13: 9781857446715
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288