Strategy & Tactics In Chess
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the mind of a World Chess Champion comes one of the most authoritative and enduring instructional works ever written on the royal game — Strategy & Tactics in Chess by Dr. Max Euwe presents a masterful, systematic breakdown of the principles that separate casual players from true chess thinkers. The book chronicles the fundamental concepts of positional strategy and combinational tactics, guiding readers through the logical patterns that underpin every great move, every decisive sacrifice, and every well-earned victory at the board. Dr. Euwe, who reigned as World Chess Champion from 1935 to 1937, writes with the precision and clarity of a mathematician — he held a doctorate in mathematics — and the deep practical insight of a seasoned grandmaster. His prose is structured yet accessible, making complex ideas feel inevitable rather than intimidating. Strategy & Tactics in Chess remains a cornerstone of chess literature, bridging the gap between raw talent and disciplined understanding, and leaving every reader to wonder just how far a mastery of these principles might take them.
Author: Dr. M. Euwe
Format: Paperback
Published: 1973, David McKay Company, Inc.
Genre: Reference & language
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the mind of a World Chess Champion comes one of the most authoritative and enduring instructional works ever written on the royal game — Strategy & Tactics in Chess by Dr. Max Euwe presents a masterful, systematic breakdown of the principles that separate casual players from true chess thinkers. The book chronicles the fundamental concepts of positional strategy and combinational tactics, guiding readers through the logical patterns that underpin every great move, every decisive sacrifice, and every well-earned victory at the board. Dr. Euwe, who reigned as World Chess Champion from 1935 to 1937, writes with the precision and clarity of a mathematician — he held a doctorate in mathematics — and the deep practical insight of a seasoned grandmaster. His prose is structured yet accessible, making complex ideas feel inevitable rather than intimidating. Strategy & Tactics in Chess remains a cornerstone of chess literature, bridging the gap between raw talent and disciplined understanding, and leaving every reader to wonder just how far a mastery of these principles might take them.