Bøger af Bruce Pandolfini

Win at chess with practical instruction from one of the world's leading teachers! With clever strategies for more than 5000 situations and clear diagrams, Chess is for the enthusiastic novice as well as the competitor taking the game to the next level.

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Presents exercises illustrating a variety of simple checkmate sequences and explaining the concepts leading to more complex moves.

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From America's foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit comes a collection of highlights of chess history, instruction, and entertainment from the legendary Fischer years to today.The brilliance and tumult of the Bobby Fischer years changed the chess world forever. The highest-rated chess player ever and the only player to wrest the title from the Russians since 1937, Fischer, with his devastating play and tempestuous temperament, provided challenge and inspiration for an entire generation of chess players. Two decades after Fischer's world championship victory, another dashing young upstart won the crown?Gary Kasparov. Offering you priceless coverage of these two champions and many others, this anthology also includes: *Extensive coverage of Fischer's 11-0 1964 US Championship victory?the only shutout in its history *The best and most detailed coverage of the 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Championship match *Thorough coverage of how Fischer lost his title, including controversial correspondence by the champion himself *Complete coverage of Gary Kasparov's career, from his debut at fifteen to the 1987 Karpov rematch *And much more! With black-and-white drawings, diagrams, and photographs throughout, this is a one-of-a-kind collection no chess player should be without.

From America's foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit comes a treasure trove of chess history, instruction, and dazzling entertainment from the very best chess minds of the century.For more than half a century, The Chess Review and Chess Life magazines instructed players of all levels with premium-quality chess writing. Every month priceless coverage of history-making chess tournaments, the cream of instructional writing, incisive interviews with world champions, contributions from prestigious fans from Albert Einstein to Carmen Miranda, and chess tales, cartoons and humor have enriched its connoisseur's treasure chest of instruction and entertainment. Covering the years 1933 to 1960, volume one includes: *Writing by Irving Chernevm Fred Reinfeld, and other great chess writers *Rare full coverage of the 1938 AVRO tournament *Analysis of world championship matches by the players themselves *The debut of 13-year-old Bobby Fischer *And much more! With black-and-white drawings, diagrams, and photographs throughout, this is a one-of-a-kind collection no chess player should be without.

Analyses of six games played by contemporary Russian masters are used to explore chess logic.

From America's foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit comes a collection of the 50 best columns from the Chess Life magazine monthly feature?the most respected chess column in the world.​Conscientious in its explanation of every step of play, filled with detailed examples and practical suggestions for better chess playing for students AND teachers, this book sets the standard for all instructional series. Organized into 10 sections, each examining a different element of chess play according to novices, intermediate players, and instructors, you can choose to read it from start to finish to learn the basics or turn to the particular section that will help you correct specific problems in your play. With 64 commandments for better chess playing, over 200 diagrams, and standard algebraic notation, this is an essential volume for any home or school chess library.

Improve your chess game with this simple, superior method founded on basic principles, as presented by America's foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit.Drawing on his more than 15,000 hours of teaching experience and the experience of the best of the new generation of teachers around the world, Bruce Pandolfini lays out the fundamentals of the New Chess in a simulated instructional game he developed with top American and Russian students. Giving special attention to the opening and middle game?the phases most important for intermediate players?this master teacher shows you how to make the right moves in any chess situation using flexible and versatile principles, rather than rigid, memorized sequences. Imaginitive, lucid, ad effective, this new approach provides hours of stimulating instruction and authoritative reference, while also making playing chess more fun.

Now you can match wits with world chess champions using this ​guide to key chess strategies?from America's leading chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit.Since 1886, the world chess champion has been determined every few years in dramatic head-to-head competitions. From Steinetz to Karpov, the twelve men who have held the title have shared a desire to succeed and a stunning ability to translate this desire into that most definitive and triumphant of moves?checkmate! You'll discover suspenseful, one-move problems that capture an average of ten games per player in the moment just before the victory-forcing play. Presented in an easy-to-use, interactive format that includes over 100 individual diagrams, the moves are arranged in order of difficulty?from beginning to advanced. Champions include: Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian, Spassky, Fischer, Karpov, Steinetz, Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Euwe, Botvinnik Invaluable commentary, analysis, and historical information on each champion make this a book that will provide hours of stimulating and enjoyable entertainment for years to come!

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This account of the chess match between world champion Garry Kasparov and the IBM chess program, "Deep Blue", offers a game-by-game analysis with explanations of every move. The book also ponders the history and future of artificial intelligence and questions what caused Kasparov's defeat.

From America's foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit comes a superbly crafted compendium of brilliant strategies fans can use to measure their skills against the champion, improve their game, or simply have fun.As the youngest world champion ever, Gary Kasparov inspires new chess fans and experienced players alike with his brilliant grasp of tactics. Running the gamut from simple forks and pins to subtle maneuvers and deep combinations, it is his tactical brilliance that catapulted Kasparov to the top. This tactical chess bible traces the world champion's development from school days to world-class competition, analyzing both the actual moves and traps or dead-ends he or his opponent sidestepped in more than 140 carefully selected tournament positions. Includes a glossary and index of individual tactics allowing players to bone up on any specific weakness in the game.

A collection of the most brilliant, ingenious, and outrageous chess moves ever made by legendary grandmaster Bobby Fischer?from America's foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit.Discover 101 chess moves?each one that either forced checkmate or led to an overwhelmingly superior position?from among all of Bobby Fischer's recorded games, most of which were played in tournament or match situations. This easy-to-use, interactive guide was designed by chess teacher extraordinaire and National Chess Master Bruce Pandolfini. Includes diagrams, information on setting and opponent, helpful descriptive hints, incisive analysis, and more. Now you can venture into the mind of a champion, enhanced by Pandolfini's informative presentation and enlightened by biographical details on Fischer himself.