Chess Mistakes: How to Detect and Avoid Them

Andy Soltis

Allen& Unwin

Some 250 years ago, the great Philidor wrote, "The pawns are the soul of chess." Although that statement is perhaps the most common cliche in the literature of the game, it is too often misunderstood. Pawns are usually considered weak because of their limited range of movement. But the pawns' restricted mobility is precisely what makes them so important strategically: they form a semi-permanent structure -- often called a "pawn skeleton" -- that establishes the territorial lines of the coming battle and thus the nature of the battle itself. Understanding how pawns affect strategy is the subject of this important book. In it you will learn: -- how to handle the characteristic pawn structure of each opening "family" and each major variation -- how to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of pawn chains -- when to exchange pawns in the center -- and when not to -- how to cramp your opponent's position and what to do if your opponent cramps yours -- how to create and exploit pawn "holes"...and much, much more, all copiously illustrated by complete games from actual play.

Pawn structure chess

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

D. McKay

The great chess tournaments and their stories

Chilton Book Co.

Chess to Enjoy

Stein Day Publishers

How to play the Sicilian defense against all white possibilities

Ken Smith

Chess Digest

Black to play and win with 1-g6: A complete defensive system [Jan 01, 1993] Soltis, Andy ...

Black to play and win with 1-g6: A complete defensive system

Bird-Larsen Attack: A Complete Opening System With 1 f4 Then 2 b3

Chess Digest, Inc.

Owner's name cross out. A few writing marks in book (mostly check marks checking off game reviewed). Pages are clean and binding is tight. Solid Book.

Tal The Magnificent

White Opening System: Combining Stonewall Attack, Colle System, Torre Attack

Frank Marshall (1877-1944) reigned as America's chess champion from 1907 through 1936-the longest stint of anyone. Marshall's life and playing style are fully examined here, including over 200 of his games (some never before published) with 190 positional diagrams. International grandmaster and New Yorker Andy Soltis, author of over 50 chess books, is the eight-time champion of the world-famous Marshall Chess Club.

Frank Marshall, United States Chess Champion: A Biography With 220 Games

McFarland Publishing

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