Chess 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games
by Pandolfini, Bruce; Polgár, LászlóFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2013-08-13
Publisher(s): Black Dog & Leventhal
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Summary
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 playerscan 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.
Author Biography
Bruce Pandolfini is perhaps the most experienced chess teacher in North America. He is the author of eighteen instructional chess books, and was portrayed by Ben Kingsley in the film Searching for Bobby Fischer.
Là lo Polgá/b> is a Hungarian chess teacher whose writing and strategies are respected and known worldwide. He holds the title of master coach and coached his daughters, Susan, Judit, and Sophia, to several world championships and d Olympic gold medals. They host the annual EU PolgáChess Festival in Budapest.
Là lo Polgá/b> is a Hungarian chess teacher whose writing and strategies are respected and known worldwide. He holds the title of master coach and coached his daughters, Susan, Judit, and Sophia, to several world championships and d Olympic gold medals. They host the annual EU PolgáChess Festival in Budapest.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 9 |
| Introduction | p. 11 |
| Key to symbols | p. 13 |
| Mate in one (1-306) | p. 53 |
| Mate in two (307-3718) | p. 107 |
| White to move (307-450) | p. 109 |
| Combinations - white to move (451-1254) | p. 133 |
| Combinations - black to move (1255-1470) | p. 267 |
| Compositions - white to move (1471-3514) | p. 303 |
| Combinational compositions - white to move (3515-3718) | p. 644 |
| Mate in three (3719-4462) | p. 679 |
| Combinations - white to move (3719-4138) | p. 681 |
| Combinations - black to move (4139-4462) | p. 751 |
| 600 miniature games (4463-5062) | p. 807 |
| f3 (f6) combinations (4463-4562) | p. 809 |
| g3 (g6) combinations (4563-4662) | p. 837 |
| h3 (h6) combinations (4663-4762) | p. 866 |
| f2 (f7) combinations (4763-4862) | p. 895 |
| g2 (g7) combinations (4863-4962) | p. 925 |
| h2 (h7) combinations (4963-5062) | p. 955 |
| Simple endgames (5063-5206) | p. 985 |
| White to move and draws (5063-5104) | p. 987 |
| White to move and wins (5105-5206) | p. 994 |
| Polgar sisters' tournament-game combinations (5207-5334) | p. 1013 |
| White to move and wins (5207-5278) | p. 1015 |
| Black to move and wins (5279-5333) | p. 1027 |
| Mate in two - white to move (5334) | p. 1037 |
| Solutions | p. 1039 |
| Biography of Laszlo Polgar | p. 1101 |
| Bibliography | p. 1102 |
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