Mohr Georg (247 results)

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Ex-library with usual stamps, stickers, and markings This is a damaged book. May be ex-library, water-damaged, or spine creased/broken. Acceptable, Reading copy only, with writing/markings and heavy wear. Standard-sized.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Albin Planinc was born in the middle of the Second World War, on 18th April 1944, in the little village of Brise, near the small town of Zagorje ob Savi, approximately 30 kilometers from Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. He spent his childhood with his mother Ljudmila (unofficially Milka), a simple, uneducated woman who earned money from various unskilled jobs'.This fascinating biography of over eighty-five annotated games and stories are being presented by grandmasters Georg Mohr and Adrian Mikhalchishin. It covers Planinc' entire life and chess career, including his most fascinating games. This fitting tribute of a forgotten chess genius should be found in anyone's chess library. Thanks to this colorful book Albin Planinc will continue to inspire us all and will keep his spirit alive.…

Paperback. Condition: New. The book you have just started reading isabout a very interesting and difficult concept: the exchange sacrifice. This isthe moment in chess when basic mathematics breaks down, the moment when 3counts equal to or even more than 5. So let us leave the mathematics aside andtry to figure out why this simple calculation is so difficult to understand.The answer is largely hidden in psychology, as the ninth World Champion, TigranPetrosian, has often told us, as the man who brought this strategic-tactical chessconcept to its first peak. Chess beginners were taught the value of pieces bytheir teachers (parents, grandparents, perhaps at school or even later in thebeginners' sections of chess clubs). We explain the difference between piecevalues to children in the simplest way possible, with the help of a unit ofmeasurement, and in chess those units are the pawns. They tell us that a rookis worth five pawns (units) and a knight and a bishop are worth about threeeach. They also tell us to always be careful, especially during exchanges, toensure we take at least as much from our opponent as he or she took from us.So, one rook at a time, perhaps for a bishop and a knight next to two pawns.This "chess thinking" is done quickly and very strongly subconsciously in most,one could even say all. Therefore, when choosing moves, we will automaticallyreject unfavorable exchanges. But who trades a queen for a knight, a bishop fora pawn, and the like? We know from our own life experience that it is better tohave ten coins in our pocket than three, and I prefer three to one! Thispsychological barrier is the most difficult step in making the decision tosacrifice. And so it is with the sacrifice of an exchange. Five for three, thatis! Even five for four, if we get a pawn for the rook along with the knight orthe bishop. "I am not stupid," you think. The Exchange Sacrifice Unleashedbrings different games or coaches try to explain this and that to us, we seethat a material advantage is not always something to celebrate about.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. The Lighter Sideof Chesscelebrates the game we love from a refreshingly humorous angle. Beyond deepcalculations and serious tournament battles lies a world filled with blunders,bizarre positions, unexpected checkmates, and unforgettable moments of humancomedy.Georg and Adrian broughttogether a delightful collection of entertaining games, amusing goofs, andcurious chess facts that reveal just how funny chess can be. From legendarymasters caught in embarrassing mistakes to incredible oversights that defybelief, each chapter reminds us that even the greatest players are human-andthat laughter is part of the game.Perfect for casual reading,coffee-table browsing, or sharing with fellow chess enthusiasts, The Lighter Side of Chess is a joyful tribute to chess as asource of fun, surprise, and endless amusement. Whether you're a seasonedcompetitor or a weekend player, this book proves that chess doesn't always haveto be serious to be brilliant. ?.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. Dragoljub Velimirovic was a former Yugoslav - Serbian, chess grandmaster whose international career was handicapped by political intrigues and his outspoken temperament. During the heyday of the USSR as the greatest national chess power, the former Yugoslavia was capable of running the Soviet Union a good second. Dragoljub Velimirovic posed a real threat to the men from Moscow.Velimirovic was born in 1942 to a prominent family from Valjevo, in the former Yugoslavia. He was introduced to chess at the age of seven by his mother, Jovanka Velimirovic, one of Yugoslavia's leading female chess players. He died at the age 72, being one of the last players to develop a system or strategy that is so inventive it bears its creator's name. It is a feat that is unlikely to be repeated in the modern era, when computer-based games and databases so thoroughly dominate competition that it is almost impossible to come up with something new. That does not mean that players were more talented or courageous in the decades when Velimirovic was in his prime. Velimirovic, who became a grandmaster in 1973, was never among the 20 top-ranked players in the world. And that was when there were only 200 or so grandmasters; today, there are about 2,400.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. The story of how Planinc burst onto the world stage in his 1st major tournament. 440 pp.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Compensation is a chess conceptthat we only fully understand when we enter the world of serious chess. The relative value of pieces isperhaps the most difficult chess concept of all to explain. It is one that every playermust feel and believe in and can only be accepted with the help of our ownpractice, and when we feel it come together as though a part of us. Why so much talk about such orsimilar sacrifices? Quite simply because we are afraid! We have been taught,and practice shows and proves the clear fact, that the closer we get to thelast part of the game, the ending, the more pronounced a material advantagebecomes. If in the middlegame we canstill hope for sudden turns, for the influence of other pieces, this isnegligible in the endgame. Maybe less so with tacticalsacrifices, where we immediately see what the sacrificer gets in return.How can we not accept the rookthat the opponent offers us, when there is nothing concrete to see? One or twoweaknesses perhaps, but they can be eliminated, and the material advantage anda secure victory in the endgame remains. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Lighter Sideof Chesscelebrates the game we love from a refreshingly humorous angle. Beyond deepcalculations and serious tournament battles lies a world filled with blunders,bizarre positions, unexpected checkmates, and unforgettable moments of humancomedy.Georg and Adrian broughttogether a delightful collection of entertaining games, amusing goofs, andcurious chess facts that reveal just how funny chess can be. From legendarymasters caught in embarrassing mistakes to incredible oversights that defybelief, each chapter reminds us that even the greatest players are human-andthat laughter is part of the game.Perfect for casual reading,coffee-table browsing, or sharing with fellow chess enthusiasts, The Lighter Side of Chess is a joyful tribute to chess as asource of fun, surprise, and endless amusement. Whether you're a seasonedcompetitor or a weekend player, this book proves that chess doesn't always haveto be serious to be brilliant. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Broschiert. Condition: Gut. 34 S. : überw. Ill. ; 21 cm gutes Exemplar Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 125.