by Jose Capablanca, Revised & Updated by Nick de Firmian, 209pp. (2006 McKay)
One of the jewels of chess literature, revised and updated!
J.R. Capablanca was a World Chess Champion and one of the greatest players in chess history, yet he wrote very little about the game. Chess Fundamentals, though normally for the beginning player, contains valuable insights that will benefit players at all levels of understanding, including masters. Capablanca explains:
- How to obtain and nurture a passed pawn
- How to get and keep the initiative
- Cardinal rules for rook and pawn endings
- How to attack using knight as the main force
- How to cut off enemy pieces
In this 21 st-century revision of the 1921 classic, International Grandmaster Nick de Firmian supplements Capablanca’s original lessons with principles mastered by contemporary chess greats such as Fischer, Kasparov and Nimzovich. Included are the fundamentals of:
- Openings, Middlegames and Endings
- Pawn Promotion
- Obtaining a Passed Pawn
- Winning by Indirect Attack
- Advanced Endgame Strategy and much more
