CompleteMartialArts.com - Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games
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Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 794.12
EAN: 9781579125547
ISBN: 1579125549
Label: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1104
Publication Date: 2006-01-06
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Studio: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Editorial Reviews:
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This giant collection, finally available in paperback, features enough chess challenges to keep even the most avid player occupied for a long, long time.
The biggest book of chess problems ever published is now available in a paperback edition, featuring more than five thousand fully diagrammed problems, games, and end games for players at all levels. Chapters are organized by problem type, and each problem, combination, and game is keyed to an easy-to-follow solution at the back of the book, so users— whether they are beginners or highly accomplished players—can learn as they go. In all, this volume is a most extensive and thorough chess reference, sure to help hone skills while providing hours of fun. The more affordable paperback edition will give players at all levels reason to rejoice.
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Summary: A good chess puzzle book
Comment: This book has a large collection of chess puzzles. A lot of them are not realistic. But even a small portion of them are good, that's quite a large number. It's worth every penny.
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Summary: Good value for the money
Comment: Imagine all the time the author of this book spent collecting and organizing all those puzzles.
Now think of the tiny amount of work time that it would take you to earn the price you pay for this book.
This book is well worth the price, in my opinion.
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Summary: billions and billions
Comment: Well, there aren't actually billions of puzzles here, but there might as well be.
Without a doubt, this is a very good book if you're a normal person who's never studied chess or has only begun playing. The basic checkmate patterns are reviewed over and over and over again - and eventually, I absolutely guarantee, your work in this book will lead to victories.
Now if you are really just beginning, I think the book to start with is Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess followed immediately by Chess Fundamentals (Algebraic).
Then I would have recommended Simple Checkmates, and there is still nothing at all wrong with that book. It is definitely easier to carry! But this book by Polgar is very nearly just as good, with the benefit of having kajillions of puzzles.
Beyond that point, you just need to study tactics forever, and ever. I can never stop recommending The Art of Checkmate to anyone above 1200 and under, say, 1500 (which I have again fallen under), but it is probably good for even better players as well.
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Summary: A Book for Everyone
Comment: This book is a must have for anyone who is even remotely interested in the game. It starts off with simple checkmating patterns that even the newest player can understand, and then progressively increases in difficulty. But no worries! Even if you are wanting to learn how to play the game, this book teaches you that too! From setting up the board to winning the game, this book is quickly becoming a staple of everyone's chess library.
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Summary: Buy this for the "600 Miniature Games" section
Comment: This is not my favorite chess encyclopedia, but it contains lots of good material and, especially considering its price, is worth having.
I think the most useful part of this book is "600 Miniature Games." After having seen this book for years, I finally bought it for this section alone. Each of the games contains miniatures decided by decisive attacks on the King's Field (f7/f2, g7/g2, h7/h2, f6/f3, g6/g3, h6/h3), whether the king is castled or not. You can basically follow these without a chess set and sometimes I like to open this book and "do" some of these in my head as an attacking refresher. I have some of Convekta's software (CT Art, etc) but those compendia have more varied problems and with this section of L. Polgar's book, I can focus in on kingside attacking practice.
Recommended.
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