Winning Chess Strategies and Brilliancies

Yasser Seirawan (1960- ) with Jeremy Silman

ISBN 10: 1556159102 / ISBN 13: 9781556159107

Published by Microsoft Press, Redmond, WA, 1994

About this Item

2 volumes. Winning Chess Strategies: x+257 pages with diagrams, photographs and index. Winning Chess Brilliancies: xii+257 pages with diagrams and index. Royal octavos (9 1/4" x 7 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. First and second printings. Winning Chess Strategies is to knock your opponent off balance with bold opening moves Formulate an overall game strategy before the middle game Understand the motivation behind your opponents every move Position yourself for a winning endgame. A special section features actual games of history's greatest chess strategists. Winning Chess Brilliancies A move-by-move account of the best chess games of the last 25 years, played by the world's greatest grandmasters. Condition: Some edge wear, occasional rippling to some of back pages else very good set.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Winning Chess Strategies and Brilliancies
• Publisher: Microsoft Press, Redmond, WA
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556159102
• ISBN 13: 9781556159107
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Chess

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Synopsis

A move-by-move account of the best chess games of the last 25 years, played by the world's greatest grandmasters.

From the Back Cover

This book by International Grand Master Yasser Seirawan provides a move-by-move account of the best chess games of the last 25 years, played by the world's foremost chess competitors. With an authoritative voice that is by turns poetic and analytical, Seirawan serves as host of a fascinating excursion of the most brilliant chess games, providing insights into and explanations of each and every move. Seirawan begins each game with a description of the historical atmosphere of the chess world - and sometimes the world at large - at the time the game was played. When he delves into the game itself, he starts with the reasoning behind the opening moves. From there he provides both a play-by-play description of the game and an analytical commentary, all the while examining the moves in terms of piece development and possible tactical and strategic opportunities. Along the way, a handful of the players are profiled in biographies. In Winning Chess Brilliancies you'll get a taste of the most dazzling chess combinations devious strategies, and downright cruel blows as world champions risk it all! This book is truly a celebration of the sport of chess.