The Art of Positional Play
by Samuel Reshevsky
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Completely revised and reset in English algebraic notation, this modern classic by one of the greatest players of the 20th century explains the inner workings of a unique chess mind. Reshevsky, a world-famous chess prodigy by the age of 9, adopted a pragmatic, positional playing style quite unusual for a young player. In this collection of 61 deeply annotated games played by Reshevsky and other modern masters, he shows how all players can learn from his methods to exploit positional mistakes show more by their opponents and improve their own results. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- The Art of Positional Play
- Original publication date
- 1976
- Dedication
- To My Wife
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- Introduction -- We often hear the terms "positional" and "tactical" used as opposites. But this is as wrong asa to consider a painting's composition unrelated to its subject. Just as there is no such thing as "artistic" art, ... (show all)there is no such thing as "positional" chess. -- The business of the chess player is to conceive practical objectives and to plan and carry out the maneuvers necessary to achieve them; the objectives, the plans the maneuvers -- all must be based on the possibilities inherent in actual positions. Thus chess is by definition positional. Tactical play is concerned with the immediate details of executing the maneuvers necessary to the success of the plan and the attainment of the objective.
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- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 794.12 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Indoor games of skill Chess Theory and instruction
- LCC
- GV1449.5 .R47 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Games and amusements Indoor games and amusements Board games. Move games
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- English
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