Chess Tactics For Advanced Players
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.
Edition: 2nd ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Name stamped on book block and fep.
A masterwork from one of the Soviet Union's most celebrated chess grandmasters, Chess Tactics for Advanced Players presents a rigorous and systematic examination of combinational play that has cemented its status as a cornerstone text in serious chess literature. Yuri Averbakh guides the experienced player through the labyrinthine complexities of tactical motifs — from deflection and decoy to interference and zugzwang — grounding each concept in meticulously annotated positions drawn from grandmaster practice, instructing the reader not merely in what to do, but in how to think. Beyond a simple catalogue of tricks, this work argues that true tactical mastery is inseparable from deep positional understanding, a philosophy that reflects Averbakh's own distinguished career as both a player and a theoretician of the highest order. His prose is precise and authoritative, yet always directed toward illuminating the underlying logic of the game. The result is a challenging, rewarding volume that will sharpen the combinational vision of any player who dares to engage with it seriously — leaving one to wonder just how many hidden patterns remain to be uncovered on the 64 squares.
Author: Yuri Averbakh
Format: Hardback
Published: 1986, Sportverlag Berlin
Genre: Reference & language
Edition: 2nd ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Name stamped on book block and fep.
A masterwork from one of the Soviet Union's most celebrated chess grandmasters, Chess Tactics for Advanced Players presents a rigorous and systematic examination of combinational play that has cemented its status as a cornerstone text in serious chess literature. Yuri Averbakh guides the experienced player through the labyrinthine complexities of tactical motifs — from deflection and decoy to interference and zugzwang — grounding each concept in meticulously annotated positions drawn from grandmaster practice, instructing the reader not merely in what to do, but in how to think. Beyond a simple catalogue of tricks, this work argues that true tactical mastery is inseparable from deep positional understanding, a philosophy that reflects Averbakh's own distinguished career as both a player and a theoretician of the highest order. His prose is precise and authoritative, yet always directed toward illuminating the underlying logic of the game. The result is a challenging, rewarding volume that will sharpen the combinational vision of any player who dares to engage with it seriously — leaving one to wonder just how many hidden patterns remain to be uncovered on the 64 squares.