The Chess Sacrifice: Technique Art and Risk in Sacrificial Chess - Softcover

Vukovic, Vladimir

Softcover

ISBN 10: 4871878201 ISBN 13: 9784871878203

Publisher: Ishi Press, 2009

Synopsis

It opens up the dynamics of the pieces, beyond even trades. This is one of the great classics of chess literature. It was first published in German in 1963 as "Das Buch vom Opfer".

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About the Author

Vladimir Vuković (26 August 1898, Zagreb – 18 November 1975, Zagreb) was a Croatian chess writer, theoretician, player, arbiter, and journalist. He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1951 and the International Arbiter (IA) title in 1952. He played for Yugoslavia on second board in the 1st Chess Olympiad at London 1927, posting a record of +7-6=2. Vuković edited the monthly chess magazine Šahovski Glasnik, the official periodical of the Yugoslavian chess federation. He is the author of “Der Rochadeangriff”, which was translated into English as “The Art of Attack in Chess” (1963), which is widely regarded as a classic of chess literature. Other books he wrote include Razvoj šahovskih ideja (Zagreb 1928). He served as the vice-president of the Croatian Chess Federation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ishi Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4871878201
• ISBN 13: 9784871878203
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 234