If someone had told me a year ago that in 2019 I would be reading books about running and chess, I would have laughed. This is the first book I have ever read On the chessboard, surprise is nothing more than logic that packs a wallop.

Having him soundly beat me several times was enough to peak my interest in the game. This was largely thanks to a friend and coworker, who was an avid runner and a skilled chess player. But here I am, a newborn runner and chess fan. On the chessboard, surprise is nothing more than logic that packs a wallop. If you learn these lessons well, you will be well on the road to playing winning chess.more Each chapter constitutes a unique lesson in attacking play, and each can be applied directly to your own game. Each tactical theme is explained, demonstrated, analyzed and illustrated from the simplest form to the more complex situations that arise in master games. It shows you how to exploit these patterns to achieve such winning tactica as The Pin, The Knight Fork, The Double Attack, The Discovered Check, The Skewer and a dozen others. It teaches you how to look for the distinguishing characteristics and repetitive patterns that announce the presence of a potential combination.

Winning Chess not only tells you, but graphically and forcefully shows you, how to recognize the elements of winning tactical combinations and how to apply them to actual games positions. The proper use of combination play is the secret of winning chess. Why? How many times, having played the opening according to the 'book' and having attained a satisfactory position, do you ask your self, 'What do I do now?' You ahve read a few books on the strategy and theory of chess. You have played over some of the famous grandmaster tournament games. You are familiar with the major openings. Why? How many times, having played the opening according to the 'book' and having attained a satisfactory position, From the Back Cover: From the Back Cover: You are an average chess player.

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