Bent Larsen's Good Move Guide
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: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Chess is a game of infinite complexity, and few grandmasters have possessed the creative audacity and unorthodox brilliance of Bent Larsen — Bent Larsen's Good Move Guide distils the wisdom of one of the twentieth century's most imaginative players into an accessible and instructive volume. Originally written in Danish and translated for an international audience by Lene Knudsen and Ken Whyld, the book presents a carefully curated selection of chess moves and strategic principles, guiding readers through the nuanced decision-making that separates the competent player from the truly inspired one. Larsen's voice throughout is characteristically bold and opinionated, arguing for an approach to chess that prizes originality and psychological insight over rote memorisation of opening theory. His analysis illuminates not just what the best move is, but why — challenging the reader to think independently and cultivate their own over-the-board intuition. Published by Oxford University Press in 1982, this volume stands as both a practical training manual and a window into the mind of a grandmaster who dared to play chess on his own terms. Whether you are an ambitious club player or a seasoned tournament competitor, Larsen's guidance will leave you questioning every assumption you have ever made at the board.
Author: Bent Larsen
Format: Paperback
Published: 1982, Oxford University Press
Genre: Reference & language
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Chess is a game of infinite complexity, and few grandmasters have possessed the creative audacity and unorthodox brilliance of Bent Larsen — Bent Larsen's Good Move Guide distils the wisdom of one of the twentieth century's most imaginative players into an accessible and instructive volume. Originally written in Danish and translated for an international audience by Lene Knudsen and Ken Whyld, the book presents a carefully curated selection of chess moves and strategic principles, guiding readers through the nuanced decision-making that separates the competent player from the truly inspired one. Larsen's voice throughout is characteristically bold and opinionated, arguing for an approach to chess that prizes originality and psychological insight over rote memorisation of opening theory. His analysis illuminates not just what the best move is, but why — challenging the reader to think independently and cultivate their own over-the-board intuition. Published by Oxford University Press in 1982, this volume stands as both a practical training manual and a window into the mind of a grandmaster who dared to play chess on his own terms. Whether you are an ambitious club player or a seasoned tournament competitor, Larsen's guidance will leave you questioning every assumption you have ever made at the board.