Tukmakov, Risk & Bluff in Chess
The Art of Taking Calculated Risks
224 S., kart., 2015
You cannot win in chess without taking risks. Winning requires courage and psychology. No matter how deep you calculate, there always comes a point where you have to deal with uncertainties and take a decision.
What is carefully calculated risk, and what is bluff? And why were famous players like Lasker and Tal so successful with both? They realized that chess is not a science. Emotions also play a role behind the board. If you can guess what your opponent is feeling and thinking, you are ahead of him.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
006 Explanation of Symbols
007 From the Author
012 Introduction
023 Chapter 1: Mikhail Tal: The Start of a New Era
049 Chapter 2: Bluff in the Opening
082 Chapter 3: The Madness of the Brave
124 Chapter 4: The Logic of the Irrational
144 Chapter 5: By Right of the Strong
157 Chapter 6: Masculine Desperation
186 Chapter 7: In the Grip of Passion
196 Chapter 8: When a Win is the Only Acceptable Result
209 Chapter 9: the Last Chance!
222 Index of Games
224 S., kart., 2015
You cannot win in chess without taking risks. Winning requires courage and psychology. No matter how deep you calculate, there always comes a point where you have to deal with uncertainties and take a decision.
What is carefully calculated risk, and what is bluff? And why were famous players like Lasker and Tal so successful with both? They realized that chess is not a science. Emotions also play a role behind the board. If you can guess what your opponent is feeling and thinking, you are ahead of him.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
006 Explanation of Symbols
007 From the Author
012 Introduction
023 Chapter 1: Mikhail Tal: The Start of a New Era
049 Chapter 2: Bluff in the Opening
082 Chapter 3: The Madness of the Brave
124 Chapter 4: The Logic of the Irrational
144 Chapter 5: By Right of the Strong
157 Chapter 6: Masculine Desperation
186 Chapter 7: In the Grip of Passion
196 Chapter 8: When a Win is the Only Acceptable Result
209 Chapter 9: the Last Chance!
222 Index of Games
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