Winning Chess Strategies: Proven Principles from One of the U.S.A.'s Top Chess Players

by Seirawan, Yasser

• ISBN13: 9780735609167
• ISBN10: 0735609160
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Microsoft Pr

Summary

A complete overview of proven chess principles that teaches readers how to deploy their pieces using the right moves at the right time to build small advantages into effective, long-range strategies.

Author Biography

Yasser Seirawan is the highest-rated American chess professional on the Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) rating ladder and the first American to vie for the World Championship title since Bobby Fischer. He is a three-time U.S. Champion, the 1989 Western Hemisphere Champion, and an eight-time member of the U.S. Chess Olympiad team. Currently one of the world's top-ranked chess players, he is one of only a handful of players to have defeated world champions Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in tournament play.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. v
Introduction	p. vii
The Importance of Strategy	p. 1
Making the Most of a Material Advantage	p. 7
Stopping Enemy Counterplay	p. 25
Understanding Where the Pieces Go	p. 37
Superior Minor Pieces	p. 79
How to Use Pawns	p. 99
The Creation of Targets	p. 127
Territorial Domination	p. 149
Attacking the King	p. 167
Faulty Strategies	p. 185
The Great Masters of Strategy	p. 199
Solutions to Problems	p. 227
Glossary	p. 237
Index	p. 251
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