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Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games (Paperback)

Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games

Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub Publish Date: 1/6/2006 Language: ENGLISH Pages: 1104 Weight: 3.39 ISBN-13: 9781579125547 Dewey: 794.1/2 Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, And Games available on June 19 2018 from NeweggBusiness for itemprop="offers" target="_external" title="" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Offer">27.98

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The claim by so many chess writers that "the best way to improve your game is by playing" is sheer nonsense. I played a lot and lost continually in early high school without improving one bit. This is because I didn't know what the difference was between a good move and a bad one. Also, I had no idea why my oponents made the moves they did. Playing didn't make me better; it just made me give up the game until now. I'm 61 and have just discovered how to improve my game and thereby actually enjoy playing chess. The biggest improvement came after I began studying Polgar's "Chess: 5334 Problems..." The first thing Polgar taugh me was how to look at the entire board. I'm still working through this book and it contiues to be a help to me.

The second book that has improved my play is Chernev's "Logical Chess, Move by Move." It has helped me to discover the answer to the question, Why did my oponent do that?

Now that I've learned what chess is all about -- beyond just...Read more

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	Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games (Paperback) (2019-09-20) Author: Peter B. (North Vancouve..	The claim by so many chess writers that "the best way to improve your game is by playing" is sheer nonsense. I played a lot and lost continually in early high school without improving one bit. This is because I didn't know what the difference was between a good move and a bad one. Also, I had no idea why my oponents made the moves they did. Playing didn't make me better; it just made me give up the game until now. I'm 61 and have just discovered how to improve my game and thereby actually enjoy playing chess. The biggest improvement came after I began studying Polgar's "Chess: 5334 Problems..." The first thing Polgar taugh me was how to look at the entire board. I'm still working through this book and it contiues to be a help to me.The second book that has improved my play is Chernev's "Logical Chess, Move by Move." It has helped me to discover the answer to the question, Why did my oponent do that?Now that I've learned what chess is all about -- beyond just...Read more	11