The Modern Chess Sacrifice
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the razor-sharp world of competitive chess, the willingness to surrender material for a positional or tactical advantage separates the merely competent from the truly great — and The Modern Chess Sacrifice by International Grandmaster Leonid Shamkovich is the definitive guide to mastering this bold art. Drawing on a wealth of grandmaster-level games and his own deep practical experience, Shamkovich presents a rigorous, systematic study of sacrificial play in all its forms: the piece sacrifice, the pawn sacrifice, the exchange sacrifice, and the rarer but devastating queen sacrifice. Each chapter is meticulously structured, guiding the reader through the underlying logic and calculation required to execute these high-risk manoeuvres with confidence and precision. Shamkovich writes with the authority of a seasoned tournament competitor who understood that chess is as much a psychological battlefield as it is a strategic one, and his analytical prose crackles with the tension of over-the-board combat. The book argues persuasively that the sacrifice, far from being a speculative gamble, is a deeply rational weapon when wielded by a player who has trained their intuition and calculation to the highest level. A landmark text in chess literature, it remains essential reading for ambitious club players and advanced students alike — leaving one to wonder just how many decisive games have been won, and lost, for want of the courage to give something up.
Author: Leonid Shamkovich
Format: Paperback
Published: 1980, B. T. Batsford Limited
Genre: Reference & language
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the razor-sharp world of competitive chess, the willingness to surrender material for a positional or tactical advantage separates the merely competent from the truly great — and The Modern Chess Sacrifice by International Grandmaster Leonid Shamkovich is the definitive guide to mastering this bold art. Drawing on a wealth of grandmaster-level games and his own deep practical experience, Shamkovich presents a rigorous, systematic study of sacrificial play in all its forms: the piece sacrifice, the pawn sacrifice, the exchange sacrifice, and the rarer but devastating queen sacrifice. Each chapter is meticulously structured, guiding the reader through the underlying logic and calculation required to execute these high-risk manoeuvres with confidence and precision. Shamkovich writes with the authority of a seasoned tournament competitor who understood that chess is as much a psychological battlefield as it is a strategic one, and his analytical prose crackles with the tension of over-the-board combat. The book argues persuasively that the sacrifice, far from being a speculative gamble, is a deeply rational weapon when wielded by a player who has trained their intuition and calculation to the highest level. A landmark text in chess literature, it remains essential reading for ambitious club players and advanced students alike — leaving one to wonder just how many decisive games have been won, and lost, for want of the courage to give something up.