Willhelm Steinitz, der im Jahre 1886 das erste offizielle Duell um die Schachweltmeisterschaft gewann, wurde sich ob der heutigen Popularitt des Schachsports verwundert die Augen reiben: Es gibt Millionen von Schachspielern auf der ganzen Welt, grere wie kleinere Wettbewerbe werden live im Internet ubertragen, das Schulschach boomt Schach ist wahrlich zu einer weltweiten Leidenschaft geworden.
Wilhelm Steinitz, the winner of the first official World Chess Championship in 1886, would have rubbed his eyes in disbelieve if he could have seen how popular chess is today.
New (4th) and improved edition of an all-time classicThe good news about endgames is:*; there are relatively few endings you should know by heart*; once you know these endings, thats it.
In this sequel to his instant classic Improve Your Chess Pattern Recognition, a highly original take on practical middlegame instruction, Arthur van de Oudeweetering presents players of almost every level with a fresh supply of essential, yet easy-to-remember building blocks for their chess knowledge.
Everything you always wanted to know about world chess champion Bobby Fischer, complete with easily accessible examples of his chess playing style, in one compact and very readable volume.
Grandmaster Larry Kaufman presents a very effective way for White to disrupt the plans and demolish the position of players on the black side of the popular Grunfeld Defence.
What Amateurs Can Learn from Ulf Anderssons Positional MasterpiecesOne of the most effective ways to improve your chess is to take a world class-player as your example.
As a respected trainer who became a world-class chess grandmaster after leaving Leningrad and moving to Holland in 1972, Genna Sosonko observes the golden age Soviet chess from a privileged dual perspective.
