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Editorial Reviews
About the Author
László Polgáris 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 Olympic gold medals. They host the annual Global Chess Festival in Budapest.
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Chess Strategy
This book has been a valuable tool for improving my chess several years ago. I was playing and analyzing games with experienced players in an Egyptian café, a space where intricate wooden screens cast dappled shadows on the boards and the air was thick with the aroma of potent coffee and the distinctive click of backgammon games. Several of us studied a wide range of strategies from this book over several cups of mint tea, often interrupted by the (lively) debates of other patrons. This book is excellent for anyone wanting to advance their chess skills.
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential learning for the beginning to intermediate chess player
This is a perfect book for learning basic common tactical pattern recognition in chess. I had the hard back version of the book many years ago and used it for myself and also to teach my kids, who were elementary school age at the time. Years later I got the kindle version, to carry around with me, and to work chess puzzles from time to time when traveling, many of which remain quite challenging. I have had zero problems with the kindle version.It is great for kids because they seem to pick up and internalize the patterns quickly and intuitively, and this can be helpful in making them stronger chess players.I’ve played chess since I was a kid and am a reasonable United States Chess Federation player, with a rating of 1700 to 1850 over the past 25 years. At my level of play, I still find this book quite helpful and entertaining, and many of the more difficult positions are still challenging and sometimes take me several minutes to work out.
5.0 out of 5 stars uncles favorite pass time
Purchased and made it a vase /book for my uncle’s wife instead of sending flowers when he passed. I just Pinterest it and it was perfect. Aunt loves it and displays it in her home.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for chess beginners
It is explicitly says in every page what is the puzzle, which makes is easier than some online websites. The puzzles are ranging from easy to hard which is very good when you want to see a progress.
4.0 out of 5 stars Page after page of problems and games.
Full to the brim with problems (ranging from simplistic to perplexing) and games. In terms of content, there's more here than any other book re chess that I'm aware of.On the downside:1. Games are not annotated. This decreases their value as learning tools significantly.2. Some of the print is extremely small. The games and the solutions are difficult to read. Font looks to be about #9 Publisher likely concluded "1,100 pages! Enough is enough."Conclusion: If I edited out the simplistic problems such as "checkmate in one move," and took out the games, I'd still have about 600 pages of complex problems and endgames to savor. So for a player of my skill level, about half the book is useful. That's still a bargain for the price.
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommend book
Very good product, I love the verity of challenges that it have
5.0 out of 5 stars As Advertised
Everything is as advertised about this monster of a book, it's full of puzzles of various ratings, it alternates between white and black to move with a heavy emphasis on white being the main mover. There is something to look out for however, in some editions when looking for the answers, some editions will only give the first move of the solution in the hopes once it gets the ball moving you can figure out the rest. However if you arent as strong or would like to see the full line, you would have to get a different edition that gives the full answer to each puzzle. I personally like getting jist the one because that allows me to still try and figure out the rest but others may be better off seeing the full logic.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Puzzle Book & Some Advice
I just recieved my 2nd copy of this famous chess tome: the first was falling apart after 3 1/2 years. But not from poor quality but from daily use over the last 12 months or so. It's a classic; the story goes that Lazlo put together this book based on the exercises he gave to his 3 daughters, all of whom hold master's titles. My advice is this: 1. He gives only white's 1st move as the answer, not all the moves as most other books do. 2. Some, not a lot, of the puzzles have more than one correct answer; at least in the Mate-in-2s as I've yet to get to the later ones. So check your answers closely, you both may be right. FWIW, Reddit seems to confirm this too. 3. They begin to get tougher around the #1470 and up level. There are so many problems that, especially if you are a novice, you should expect to hit several plateaus on the way; just step away for a day or two and re-try. You will improve and really none of them would stump a real expert. Hang in there! 4. Here's a clue for you: once you get above about #1500 you will hit a string of literally 100's of problems where giving a check on your 1st move is rarely, rarely correct. Almost any combination involving a check on move 1 can be discarded up front in favor of calculating other lines first. 5. Finally, many combinations involve a lone black king who would be in stalemate if black moved first; your job as white is to first release the mating net, allow black a move, then close the trap on move two. Good luck!
LIBRO IMPRESCINDIBLE PARA MEJORAR
Este libro es una joya, fue lo que hizo a las hermanas Polgar lo que son hoy en día. Si lo que buscas es mejorar en ajedrez debes practicar este tipo de ejercicios de mate para ejercitar tu visión a futuro y visión panorámica (así le llamo a la capacidad de ver y ponerle atención a todo el tablero). Recomiendo la versión física solamente si lo usas en casa (ya que el libro es literalmente del tamaño de un tabique de construcción) pero si lo requieres para clases y tienes proyector en el aula o viajas mucho y quieres practicar o entretenerte, la versión Kindle es muy buena (tengo ambas). Si lo quieres comprar para niños que juegan ajedrez (a partir de 9 o 10 años le entienden fácil) y nunca han hecho un ejercicio de estos, debes explicarles la mecánica con uno o dos ejemplos del libro y luego ellos solitos seguirán, aún si no saben escribir en notación algebraica.
思った以上に分厚かった
いらん説明はありません。問題、問題、又問題。よくもまあこれだけの問題を作成したものだ。チェスでの思考を高めるには良い本だと思います。わざわざ本を買わなくてもネットでChess .comに会費を払い会員になっているのでそこで毎日戦術のトレーニングが山ほどできますが、本当にチェスが強くなりたければやはり戦術の問題を解く事で考え方の筋道を身につける事ができると思い、この本を購入しました。値段もぶっ飛んだ値段ではないし、英語が出来なくても問題無いので持続的精神力さえあれば損にはなりません。
Yeni başlayan ve amatörler için aynı zamanda koleksiyonda bulunması gereken bir eser
Kitap kullanılmış öncelikle zaten uygulamada used good condition olarak belirtilmiş normalde gerçekten iyi bir kondisyonda fakat kargo firması ve paketlemeden dolayı daha çok hasar alıyor. Ben iade edecektim fakat vazgeçtim uğraşmamak için kitap gayet güzel binlerce bulmaca minyatür oyun ve kombinasyonu içeriyor. Yeni başlayıp gelişmek isteyen birini ortalama bir seviyeye getirecek nitelikte fakat koleksiyon niyetiniz yoksa ortalama bir oyuncunun beklentisini karşılamaz.
DEVE ESTAR NA SUA ESTANTE!
Se me perguntassem qual o único livro que eu poderia ter, com certeza seria esse TIJOLO!Acredito que ele deva estar na estante de todo enxadrista, independente do nível, pelo seguinte:1) Ele ensina o jogo do básico. Sim, são pouquíssimas páginas, mas mostra TUDO o que um novato precisa saber - nome das casas, peças, como andam, movimentos especiais (roque, en passant), promoção, enfim. Pra quem já sabe pode pular, mas pra quem quer aprender... tá aí.2) Existe uma infinidade de diagramas de mate em 1, mate em 2, mate em 3 que são excelentes pro treino de tática e visão posicional. Os diagramas de mate em 1 são resolvíveis rapidinho e sem montar no tabuleiro. Mate em 2 também, salvo por alguns que talvez precise. Mate em 3 é um meio termo - uns são bem tranquilos e outros exigem sentar, por a posição no tabuleiro e dar uma fritadinha na cabeça.3) Existem várias miniaturas (partidas rápidas com até 25 lances) com combinações maravilhosas, cheias de temas táticos e golpes, onde nos mostra como o preto ou o branco fica com vantagem (em algumas chega até o xeque-mate).4) Vários diagramas de finais (o que é importantíssimo, principalmente pro nível básico-intermediário.5) As soluções são bem explicadas, e em notação algébrica.Por ser um livro tão completo, é que ele tem um lugar especial na minha estante, e é tão recomendado por mim. A entrega da Bolo demorou bastante (quase um mês!), mas valeu a pena.
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Great practice for any chess player who wants to up their game.
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Delivery fee of AED 20. Free for orders above AED 200.
Imported From: United States
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
László Polgáris 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 Olympic gold medals. They host the annual Global Chess Festival in Budapest.
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Chess Strategy
This book has been a valuable tool for improving my chess several years ago. I was playing and analyzing games with experienced players in an Egyptian café, a space where intricate wooden screens cast dappled shadows on the boards and the air was thick with the aroma of potent coffee and the distinctive click of backgammon games. Several of us studied a wide range of strategies from this book over several cups of mint tea, often interrupted by the (lively) debates of other patrons. This book is excellent for anyone wanting to advance their chess skills.
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential learning for the beginning to intermediate chess player
This is a perfect book for learning basic common tactical pattern recognition in chess. I had the hard back version of the book many years ago and used it for myself and also to teach my kids, who were elementary school age at the time. Years later I got the kindle version, to carry around with me, and to work chess puzzles from time to time when traveling, many of which remain quite challenging. I have had zero problems with the kindle version.It is great for kids because they seem to pick up and internalize the patterns quickly and intuitively, and this can be helpful in making them stronger chess players.I’ve played chess since I was a kid and am a reasonable United States Chess Federation player, with a rating of 1700 to 1850 over the past 25 years. At my level of play, I still find this book quite helpful and entertaining, and many of the more difficult positions are still challenging and sometimes take me several minutes to work out.
5.0 out of 5 stars uncles favorite pass time
Purchased and made it a vase /book for my uncle’s wife instead of sending flowers when he passed. I just Pinterest it and it was perfect. Aunt loves it and displays it in her home.
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for chess beginners
It is explicitly says in every page what is the puzzle, which makes is easier than some online websites. The puzzles are ranging from easy to hard which is very good when you want to see a progress.
4.0 out of 5 stars Page after page of problems and games.
Full to the brim with problems (ranging from simplistic to perplexing) and games. In terms of content, there's more here than any other book re chess that I'm aware of.On the downside:1. Games are not annotated. This decreases their value as learning tools significantly.2. Some of the print is extremely small. The games and the solutions are difficult to read. Font looks to be about #9 Publisher likely concluded "1,100 pages! Enough is enough."Conclusion: If I edited out the simplistic problems such as "checkmate in one move," and took out the games, I'd still have about 600 pages of complex problems and endgames to savor. So for a player of my skill level, about half the book is useful. That's still a bargain for the price.
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommend book
Very good product, I love the verity of challenges that it have
5.0 out of 5 stars As Advertised
Everything is as advertised about this monster of a book, it's full of puzzles of various ratings, it alternates between white and black to move with a heavy emphasis on white being the main mover. There is something to look out for however, in some editions when looking for the answers, some editions will only give the first move of the solution in the hopes once it gets the ball moving you can figure out the rest. However if you arent as strong or would like to see the full line, you would have to get a different edition that gives the full answer to each puzzle. I personally like getting jist the one because that allows me to still try and figure out the rest but others may be better off seeing the full logic.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Puzzle Book & Some Advice
I just recieved my 2nd copy of this famous chess tome: the first was falling apart after 3 1/2 years. But not from poor quality but from daily use over the last 12 months or so. It's a classic; the story goes that Lazlo put together this book based on the exercises he gave to his 3 daughters, all of whom hold master's titles. My advice is this: 1. He gives only white's 1st move as the answer, not all the moves as most other books do. 2. Some, not a lot, of the puzzles have more than one correct answer; at least in the Mate-in-2s as I've yet to get to the later ones. So check your answers closely, you both may be right. FWIW, Reddit seems to confirm this too. 3. They begin to get tougher around the #1470 and up level. There are so many problems that, especially if you are a novice, you should expect to hit several plateaus on the way; just step away for a day or two and re-try. You will improve and really none of them would stump a real expert. Hang in there! 4. Here's a clue for you: once you get above about #1500 you will hit a string of literally 100's of problems where giving a check on your 1st move is rarely, rarely correct. Almost any combination involving a check on move 1 can be discarded up front in favor of calculating other lines first. 5. Finally, many combinations involve a lone black king who would be in stalemate if black moved first; your job as white is to first release the mating net, allow black a move, then close the trap on move two. Good luck!
LIBRO IMPRESCINDIBLE PARA MEJORAR
Este libro es una joya, fue lo que hizo a las hermanas Polgar lo que son hoy en día. Si lo que buscas es mejorar en ajedrez debes practicar este tipo de ejercicios de mate para ejercitar tu visión a futuro y visión panorámica (así le llamo a la capacidad de ver y ponerle atención a todo el tablero). Recomiendo la versión física solamente si lo usas en casa (ya que el libro es literalmente del tamaño de un tabique de construcción) pero si lo requieres para clases y tienes proyector en el aula o viajas mucho y quieres practicar o entretenerte, la versión Kindle es muy buena (tengo ambas). Si lo quieres comprar para niños que juegan ajedrez (a partir de 9 o 10 años le entienden fácil) y nunca han hecho un ejercicio de estos, debes explicarles la mecánica con uno o dos ejemplos del libro y luego ellos solitos seguirán, aún si no saben escribir en notación algebraica.
思った以上に分厚かった
いらん説明はありません。問題、問題、又問題。よくもまあこれだけの問題を作成したものだ。チェスでの思考を高めるには良い本だと思います。わざわざ本を買わなくてもネットでChess .comに会費を払い会員になっているのでそこで毎日戦術のトレーニングが山ほどできますが、本当にチェスが強くなりたければやはり戦術の問題を解く事で考え方の筋道を身につける事ができると思い、この本を購入しました。値段もぶっ飛んだ値段ではないし、英語が出来なくても問題無いので持続的精神力さえあれば損にはなりません。
Yeni başlayan ve amatörler için aynı zamanda koleksiyonda bulunması gereken bir eser
Kitap kullanılmış öncelikle zaten uygulamada used good condition olarak belirtilmiş normalde gerçekten iyi bir kondisyonda fakat kargo firması ve paketlemeden dolayı daha çok hasar alıyor. Ben iade edecektim fakat vazgeçtim uğraşmamak için kitap gayet güzel binlerce bulmaca minyatür oyun ve kombinasyonu içeriyor. Yeni başlayıp gelişmek isteyen birini ortalama bir seviyeye getirecek nitelikte fakat koleksiyon niyetiniz yoksa ortalama bir oyuncunun beklentisini karşılamaz.
DEVE ESTAR NA SUA ESTANTE!
Se me perguntassem qual o único livro que eu poderia ter, com certeza seria esse TIJOLO!Acredito que ele deva estar na estante de todo enxadrista, independente do nível, pelo seguinte:1) Ele ensina o jogo do básico. Sim, são pouquíssimas páginas, mas mostra TUDO o que um novato precisa saber - nome das casas, peças, como andam, movimentos especiais (roque, en passant), promoção, enfim. Pra quem já sabe pode pular, mas pra quem quer aprender... tá aí.2) Existe uma infinidade de diagramas de mate em 1, mate em 2, mate em 3 que são excelentes pro treino de tática e visão posicional. Os diagramas de mate em 1 são resolvíveis rapidinho e sem montar no tabuleiro. Mate em 2 também, salvo por alguns que talvez precise. Mate em 3 é um meio termo - uns são bem tranquilos e outros exigem sentar, por a posição no tabuleiro e dar uma fritadinha na cabeça.3) Existem várias miniaturas (partidas rápidas com até 25 lances) com combinações maravilhosas, cheias de temas táticos e golpes, onde nos mostra como o preto ou o branco fica com vantagem (em algumas chega até o xeque-mate).4) Vários diagramas de finais (o que é importantíssimo, principalmente pro nível básico-intermediário.5) As soluções são bem explicadas, e em notação algébrica.Por ser um livro tão completo, é que ele tem um lugar especial na minha estante, e é tão recomendado por mim. A entrega da Bolo demorou bastante (quase um mês!), mas valeu a pena.
Great practice!
Great practice for any chess player who wants to up their game.
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