Desert Island Chess Puzzle Omnibus (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Gambit Publications Ltd, London, 2020
Series: Book 1 of 3 - Chess Exercises
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Paperback. If you had to choose a single luxury chess item to take to a desert island, then how about this - a superb selection of 400 puzzles to solve? Each author has carefully chosen 100 original positions, graded by difficulty and theme into four sections of 25. The emphasis throughout is on entertainment, instruction and inspiration. The solutions pinpoint lessons to be learnt and explain why plausible but incorrect solutions fail.Wesley So presents 100 puzzles from his own recent games, many from elite events. They range from easily-overlooked but straightforward ideas to moves of great depth.Michael Adams offers positions from his files that have inspired him over the years, and includes a section of 'warm-ups'.John Nunn challenges you to find beautiful tactics in recent games and studies, as well as some of his own career highlights.Graham Burgess has scoured his work over the years for hidden unpublished gems, and includes themed sections on opening tactics and defensive ideas. An all-star team of authors present 400 world-class chess puzzles aimed at a wide readership. The emphasis is on instruction and entertainment. The selection process ensures that these puzzles are original and unfamiliar to most readers. Wesley So is reigning Fischer Random World Champion, and Michael Adams is a world championship finalist. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Desert Island Chess Puzzle Omnibus (Paperback)
- Author
- Wesley So
- Publisher
- Gambit Publications Ltd, London
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1911465651
- ISBN 13
- 9781911465652
- Series
- Book 1 of 3: Chess Exercises
- Wesley So presents 100 puzzles from his own recent games, many from elite events. They range from easily-overlooked but straightforward ideas to moves of great depth.
- Michael Adams offers positions from his files that have inspired him over the years, and includes a section of 'warm-ups'.
- John Nunn challenges you to find beautiful tactics in recent games and studies, as well as some of his own career highlights.
- Graham Burgess has scoured his work over the years for hidden unpublished gems, and includes themed sections on opening tactics and defensive ideas.
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About the Author
Michael Adams has been the UK's top player for the last quarter of a century, and for years was among the world top ten. He has won a number elite-level events, including Dos Hermanas in 1995 and 1999, and Dortmund in 1998 and 2013 - in each case with former and future world champions in the field. Adams was also a FIDE world championship finalist in 2004, and a Candidate on several occasions. He writes a weekly column in the Daily Telegraph (London) and lives in Somerset, England.
Dr John Nunn is one of the best-respected figures in world chess. He was among the world's leading grandmasters for nearly twenty years and won four gold medals at chess Olympiads. In 2004, 2007 and 2010, Nunn was crowned World Chess Solving Champion, ahead of many former champions. In 2011, his two-volume work Nunn's Chess Endings won the English Chess Federation Book of the Year Award, and was highly praised by Levon Aronian (who read both books cover to cover!) when making the award presentation.
Graham Burgess is Gambit's Editorial Director. He has written 29 chess books, including three on opening play for the 'Chess for Kids' series. He is a FIDE Master and a former champion of the Danish region of Funen, and in 1994 set a world record for marathon blitz chess playing. His Mammoth Book of Chess won the prestigious British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award.
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