Chess Secrets

The chess world has been blessed by a number of wonderful strategists, and in chess secrets: the giants of strategy, neil mcdonald decides upon his selection of the most prominent ones, highlighting the major contributions they have made. mcdonald examines their differing approaches and styles, and from nimzowitsch to kramnik, how they followed in each other's footsteps. throughout history there have been many famous players who have dazzled the chess world with their swashbuckling approach to opening play. in chess secrets: the great gambiteers, john cox picks out his selection of famous gambiteers and studies the mark they made in the sphere of attacking play in the opening. themes include attacking the opponent's king, exploiting a lead in development, controlling the centre, as well as the significant enhancement of opening theory through the invention of numerous dangerous gambits. *learn from the greats of the game *discover how famous chess minds work *written in an easy-to-read format *ideal for improvers, club players and tournament players* from the back cover the chess world has been blessed by a number of wonderful strategists, innovators of the game with their instructive play and profound teachings. inchess secrets: the giants of strategy, neil mcdonald chooses his selection of the most prominent strategists in chess history and highlights the major contributions they made. he examines their differing approaches and styles, and from nimzowitsch to kramnik, how they followed in each other’s footsteps. a careful study of this book will help you to understand and improve in one of the most crucial elements of the game.chess secrets is a brand new series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess study: strategy, attacking play, opening play and gambits, classical play, endgames and preparation. in each book the author chooses and deeply studies a number of great players from chess history who have excelled in a particular field of the game and who have genuinely influenced their descendants.*an entertaining an instructive guide to chess strategy, from the masters*written in an easy-to-read format*ideal for improvers, club players and tournament players|the chess world has been blessed by a number of wonderful strategists, innovators of the game with their instructive play and profound teachings. inchess secrets: the giants of strategy, neil mcdonald chooses his selection of the most prominent strategists in chess history and highlights the major contributions they made. he examines their differing approaches and styles, and from nimzowitsch to kramnik, how they followed in each other's footsteps. a careful study of this book will help you to understand and improve in one of the most crucial elements of the game.chess secrets is a brand new series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess study: strategy, attacking play, opening play and gambits, classical play, endgames and preparation. in each book the author chooses and deeply studies a number of great players from chess history who have excelled in a particular field of the game and who have genuinely influenced their descendants.*an entertaining an instructive guide to chess strategy, from the masters*written in an easy-to-read format*ideal for improvers, club players and tournament players english grandmaster neil mcdonald is an experienced and successful player on the international chess circuit. he is a respected chess coach, who has trained many of the uk's strongest junior players. mcdonald is also a talented chess writer and has many outstanding works to his name. earlier everyman chess books include concise chess middlegames and starting out: queen's gambit declined.