Comprehensive, up to date, and clear, this invaluable guide will help even less experienced players to progress to good club level and better. It offers a complete guide to the main opening gambits along with hundreds of test positions for players at every level. Graham Burgess, FIDE Master, shows you all you need to know, from entering the world of chess, through Internet games, to major international tournaments.
Features include:
Entirely new and expanded sections on online chess, computers and openings
A complete guide to all the main opening gambits
Hundreds of test positions for players of all standards
Courses in tactics and attacking strategy
Analysis of some of the greatest games ever played
Information and advice on club, national, and international tournaments
Glossary of terminology
Practical advice and information for further study
Description:
Comprehensive, up to date, and clear, this invaluable guide will help even less experienced players to progress to good club level and better. It offers a complete guide to the main opening gambits along with hundreds of test positions for players at every level. Graham Burgess, FIDE Master, shows you all you need to know, from entering the world of chess, through Internet games, to major international tournaments.
Features include: