The Chess Sacrifice: Technique, Art And Risk In Sacrificial 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.
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Minor nicks/tears on endpapers. Internally sound.
Few moves in chess carry the dramatic weight of the sacrifice — the deliberate surrender of material in pursuit of a greater strategic or tactical goal. The Chess Sacrifice: Technique, Art and Risk in Sacrificial Chess by Vladimir Vuković is a masterwork of chess literature that systematically dissects this most daring of gambits, guiding the reader through the principles of technique, the beauty of artistry, and the cold calculus of risk that defines sacrificial play. Vuković, a celebrated Croatian chess master and writer, presents a richly analytical yet deeply accessible treatment of the subject, illustrating each concept with carefully chosen game examples that span the full breadth of competitive chess history. Vuković's prose — translated here from the German by P. H. Clarke — carries an authoritative elegance that elevates chess analysis into something approaching philosophy, arguing that the sacrifice is not merely a weapon but a window into the soul of a chess player. The work stands as a cornerstone of chess theory and remains essential reading for any serious student of the game, sitting comfortably alongside Nimzowitsch's My System in the canon of indispensable chess texts. Does your own game have the courage — and the clarity — to embrace the sacrifice?
Author: Vladimir Vuković
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, G. Bell and Sons, Ltd
Genre: Antiques & collectibles
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Minor nicks/tears on endpapers. Internally sound.
Few moves in chess carry the dramatic weight of the sacrifice — the deliberate surrender of material in pursuit of a greater strategic or tactical goal. The Chess Sacrifice: Technique, Art and Risk in Sacrificial Chess by Vladimir Vuković is a masterwork of chess literature that systematically dissects this most daring of gambits, guiding the reader through the principles of technique, the beauty of artistry, and the cold calculus of risk that defines sacrificial play. Vuković, a celebrated Croatian chess master and writer, presents a richly analytical yet deeply accessible treatment of the subject, illustrating each concept with carefully chosen game examples that span the full breadth of competitive chess history. Vuković's prose — translated here from the German by P. H. Clarke — carries an authoritative elegance that elevates chess analysis into something approaching philosophy, arguing that the sacrifice is not merely a weapon but a window into the soul of a chess player. The work stands as a cornerstone of chess theory and remains essential reading for any serious student of the game, sitting comfortably alongside Nimzowitsch's My System in the canon of indispensable chess texts. Does your own game have the courage — and the clarity — to embrace the sacrifice?