Weapons of Chess: An Omnibus of Chess Strategies (Fireside Chess Library) Arranged alphabetically for easy use and based mainly on pawn formation, the incredibly detailed and thorough entries in this book talk a player through dozens of common strategic dilemmas, suc
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| Title | : | Weapons of Chess: An Omnibus of Chess Strategies (Fireside Chess Library) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.61 (754 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671659723 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1989-11-15 |
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With Weapons of Chess, National Master and highly acclaimed teacher Bruce Pandolfini brings us the most accessible and easy-to-use chess strategy book ever.
Written for beginning and intermediate players, Weapons of Chess is the first encyclopedia of chess strategies that doesn't rely on the usual baffling chess notation. There are no symbolic chess moves, no charts or sequences in chess notation: every move is explained in words.
Arranged alphabetically for easy use and based mainly on pawn formation, the incredibly detailed and thorough entries in this book talk a player through dozens of common strategic dilemmas, such as "doubled pawn," "bishops vs. knights," and "hanging pawn pair." Diagrams illustrate the terms, first showing the basic position and then strategically moving to more complicated versions of it. Players will learn how to formulate plans once they have reached a middlegame, enabling them to make wiser strategic decisions after the first few
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Written for beginning and intermediate players, 'Weapons of Chess' is the first encyclopedia of chess strategies that doesn't rely on the usual baffling chess notation. There are no symbolic chess moves, no charts or sequences in chess notation: every move is explained in words.
Its a useful tool for checking my work and gaining an efficient understanding in mathematics (particularly calculus). In Collins' new book he relies on the method you've seen in previous books like Built to Last and Good to Great. I walked away from it no more enlightened or inspired than I was before. At best there might be a quick mention if the written text glossing over the information.
I usually like to think I can find something redeeming in any (technical) book but not in this one. My son, who is ready for first grade, now could understand and tackle the types of word problem that my daughter found difficult in her second grade (at the time that my daughter was in second grade, I did not discover these new math books yet). The power in the book comes from looking for and finding forgiveness and the true meaning of life.
Rating: G
No sex, no drinking/drugs (besides a dependence on a caffeinated drink called PJX), no gratuitous violence. Because, l
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