Basic to Advanced Strategies with America's Foremost Chess Instructor
by Bruce Pandolfini, 384pp. (Fireside 2003)
One of America's best-known chess masters, Bruce Pandolfini, has helped millions learn the intricacies of chess through his acclaimed books and workshops. In his new book, he presents a complete overview of the entire game and its culture. Structured as a dialogue between a beginning student and an expert teacher, Pandolfini’s Ultimate Guide to Chess takes the student step-by-step from fundamentals to advanced, highly strategic play.
Combining easy-to-follow diagrams with trenchant and up-to-date analysis, Pandolfini puts a new twist on accepted theory, offering a seamless beginning-to-end approach, including: A short introductory history of the game; The moves, rules and contemporary notation forms, The basic principles of chess; How to develop an opening repertoire; The art of tactical play; Pattern recognition and memory aids; Traps and pitfalls to be avoided; Middlegame play, strategy and planning; Defense and counterattack; Transitions to the endgame and the endgame itself; Computers and the future of Chess; The best websites for playing chess online.
Excellent book; great for both the beginning and intermediate chess players. Highly recommend.
Review On Apr 9, 2005by R. Hurtt of Austin, IN
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I think it was a really good book as far as teaching the basic themes and elements of chess. I would recommend it to any beginning chess player and to any player brushing up on their chess.
Review On Apr 27, 2005by Mark Douangchanh
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I think this is one of the best books for new chess players out there. Some bad jokes are included, but overall it's well worth the money.
Only a few chess players work at chess to the best of their abilities.
Boris Gelfand
Puzzle Answer
1.Rd7! Bxd7 2.Qxd7 Qb6+ 3.Kh1 Re8 4.Rxe7! Rxe7 5.Bd6 Qxd6 6.Qxd6+- Gelfand-Salov, Madrid 1996 (Source: Anthology of Chess Combinations)
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