The Art And Science Of Chess: A Step-By-Step Approach
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Chess is simultaneously the oldest and most modern of intellectual battlegrounds, and The Art and Science of Chess: A Step-by-Step Approach is one of the most methodical and accessible guides ever written to mastering it. Robert Robinson and Raymond Edwards present a comprehensive instructional text that takes the reader from the fundamental rules of the game through to more advanced strategic and tactical concepts, structured as a carefully sequenced learning journey. Each chapter builds logically upon the last, ensuring that both the absolute beginner and the improving club player can absorb and apply the material with confidence. The authors use clear diagrams and practical examples to illustrate key principles, making abstract ideas in positional play and endgame technique tangible and actionable. Published by the prestigious London house B. T. Batsford — long regarded as the premier publisher of chess literature in the English-speaking world — this volume sits within a distinguished tradition of pedagogical chess texts that have shaped generations of players. Robinson and Edwards write with the authority of experienced educators, balancing scientific rigour with an appreciation for the creative artistry that separates good chess from truly great chess. The result is a text that rewards repeated study, offering fresh insight with every re-reading as the reader's own playing strength develops. Will you find the discipline to follow their step-by-step path all the way to the endgame — and beyond?
Author: Robert Robinson & Raymond Edwards
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, B. T. Batsford Limited
Genre: Reference & language
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Chess is simultaneously the oldest and most modern of intellectual battlegrounds, and The Art and Science of Chess: A Step-by-Step Approach is one of the most methodical and accessible guides ever written to mastering it. Robert Robinson and Raymond Edwards present a comprehensive instructional text that takes the reader from the fundamental rules of the game through to more advanced strategic and tactical concepts, structured as a carefully sequenced learning journey. Each chapter builds logically upon the last, ensuring that both the absolute beginner and the improving club player can absorb and apply the material with confidence. The authors use clear diagrams and practical examples to illustrate key principles, making abstract ideas in positional play and endgame technique tangible and actionable. Published by the prestigious London house B. T. Batsford — long regarded as the premier publisher of chess literature in the English-speaking world — this volume sits within a distinguished tradition of pedagogical chess texts that have shaped generations of players. Robinson and Edwards write with the authority of experienced educators, balancing scientific rigour with an appreciation for the creative artistry that separates good chess from truly great chess. The result is a text that rewards repeated study, offering fresh insight with every re-reading as the reader's own playing strength develops. Will you find the discipline to follow their step-by-step path all the way to the endgame — and beyond?