Taylor, True Combat Chess
Winning battles over the Board
International Master and former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor draws upon his wealth of personal experience to offer an instructive and entertaining account of how to improve your understanding of chess and your results. This book is awash with invaluable advice and helpful tips on all stages of the game - opening, middlegame and endgame. Taylor emphasizes the practical aspects of chess: how to really make the most of your ability; how to win at all costs; and how to absorb the lessons of defeat to come back stronger.
Grab every advantage over your opponents and be in the best possible shape for battle. True Combat Chess will show you the way
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Bibliography
Introduction
1 The Critical Move
I'm a rook up, I must be lost!
If I had known better, I wouldn't have developed a piece
Two rooks on one square? That should work!
A blunderful opportunity
Rooks belong behind passed pawns - sometimes!
2 Opening Preparation
Dreev who?
I'm special - someone prepared just for me!
Inadequate preparation and positional misevaluation leads to victory
Chess has come to this!
"I won it last night, at two in the morning!"
3 The Endgame and the Clock
Seventeen moves in two seconds
Blitzin' don't pay
I think too much
Thirty second buzzer chess
Saved by Anand!
4 Winning the Won Game
Unlucky thirteen
"But darling, why didn't you play it?"
"You mean all I get is one measly pawn?"
"Material is even, how about a draw?"
Three pawns ain't enough
5 Beating a Grandmaster
Bobby Fischer would have killed me
Grandmaster dodges phantom punch
The Nimzowitsch implodes
I take the master class - but don't pass!
Routine play don't pay
6 Underground Innovation
Never trust a kid eating muesli
Play at your own risk!
Index of Openings
Index of Complete Games
International Master and former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor draws upon his wealth of personal experience to offer an instructive and entertaining account of how to improve your understanding of chess and your results. This book is awash with invaluable advice and helpful tips on all stages of the game - opening, middlegame and endgame. Taylor emphasizes the practical aspects of chess: how to really make the most of your ability; how to win at all costs; and how to absorb the lessons of defeat to come back stronger.
Grab every advantage over your opponents and be in the best possible shape for battle. True Combat Chess will show you the way
- An essential guide to winning chess
- Full of useful advice on improving results
- Ideal for players of all levels
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Bibliography
Introduction
1 The Critical Move
I'm a rook up, I must be lost!
If I had known better, I wouldn't have developed a piece
Two rooks on one square? That should work!
A blunderful opportunity
Rooks belong behind passed pawns - sometimes!
2 Opening Preparation
Dreev who?
I'm special - someone prepared just for me!
Inadequate preparation and positional misevaluation leads to victory
Chess has come to this!
"I won it last night, at two in the morning!"
3 The Endgame and the Clock
Seventeen moves in two seconds
Blitzin' don't pay
I think too much
Thirty second buzzer chess
Saved by Anand!
4 Winning the Won Game
Unlucky thirteen
"But darling, why didn't you play it?"
"You mean all I get is one measly pawn?"
"Material is even, how about a draw?"
Three pawns ain't enough
5 Beating a Grandmaster
Bobby Fischer would have killed me
Grandmaster dodges phantom punch
The Nimzowitsch implodes
I take the master class - but don't pass!
Routine play don't pay
6 Underground Innovation
Never trust a kid eating muesli
Play at your own risk!
Index of Openings
Index of Complete Games