Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player

Lev Alburt; Sam Palatnik

ISBN 10: 1889323055 / ISBN 13: 9781889323053

Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, 2000

About this Item

Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 348 p. Contains: Illustrations. Comprehensive Chess Course, Third Level. Audience: General/trade.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1639768913529

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1889323055
• ISBN 13: 9781889323053
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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Synopsis

Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player is the fifth volume in Grandmaster Lev Alburt's Comprehensive Chess Course series. Endorsed by world champion Garry Kasparov as revealing "the once-secret Russian method of chess training". this uses only materials and techniques that worked well in the former USSR. It contains hundreds of strikingly beautiful positions arranged by difficulty and designed to sharpen tactical recognition and vision. Nothing is left to chance in this work. All materials have already shown their worth in Russian chess instruction.

About the Author

International Grandmaster Lev Alburt, three-time U.S. champion and former European champion, is one of the most sought-after chess teachers in the world. He lives in New York. Sam Palatnik teaches in Bethesda, Maryland. Ten of his students have reached the list of the world's 100 best players.