{"product_id":"2026100009644-secondhand-chess-tactics-for-advanced-players","title":"Chess Tactics For Advanced Players","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 2nd ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Name stamped on book block and fep. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\n\nBeyond 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203228934363,"sku":"2026100009644-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/59b853f5-92c9-4438-bb82-32d5d0132b74.png?v=1788146214","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009644-secondhand-chess-tactics-for-advanced-players","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}