Weapons of Chess: An Omnibus of Chess Strategies (Fireside Chess Library)
by Bruce Pandolfini
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With Weapons of Chess, National Master and highly acclaimed teacher Bruce Pandolfini brings us the most accessible and easy-to-use chess strategy book ever. Written for beginning and intermediate players, Weapons of Chess is the first encyclopedia of chess strategies that doesn't rely on the usual baffling chess notation. There are no symbolic chess moves, no charts or sequences in chess notation: every move is explained in words. Arranged alphabetically for easy use and based mainly on pawn show more formation, the incredibly detailed and thorough entries in this book talk a player through dozens of common strategic dilemmas, such as "doubled pawn," "bishops vs. knights," and "hanging pawn pair." Diagrams illustrate the terms, first showing the basic position and then strategically moving to more complicated versions of it. Players will learn how to formulate plans once they have reached a middlegame, enabling them to make wiser strategic decisions after the first few moves of the game. Designed for use as a ready reference during actual practice games, and usable without a chess board, Weapons of Chess is a unique and invaluable resource for any developing chess player. show lessTags
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Great book for chess strategy. Some simple but important ideas mainly revolving around how to handle pawns.
Everyone has to have at least one book by Pandolfini. This one may not be the best choice, but you can certainly do worse.
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Bruce Pandolfini is one of the best-known chess teachers in the world. He is a co-founder of Chess in the Schools
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