Winning Chess Combinations

by Yasser Seirawan

Overview

Combinations are the central element in chess; they make the game so magical and captivating. The beautiful point of sacrificing a queen, the strongest piece, in order to checkmate with a lowly pawn brings a smile of joy to all chess lovers. Virtually all chess games possess a combination, either one hidden in the shadows of analysis carefully avoided or one that provides a decisive blow.
Winning Chess Combinations is a unique work that doesn't merely repeat the wonderfully rich and vast numbers of combinations, asking readers to solve a particular diagrammed position; it is a work that is far more realistic. A combination involves a sacrifice upsetting the balance of forces, but will it work or tragically boomerang? The reader is invited to solve this critical question by identifying the advantages that a specific position holds which might make the combination successful.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857444209
Publisher:	Everyman Chess
Publication date:	06/01/2006
Series:	Winning Chess - Everyman Chess Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	216,439
Product dimensions:	7.25(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Yasser Seirawan is one of the top-ranked chess players in the USA and was the first American candidate for the World Championship title since Bobby Fischer. He is a four-time US Champion, the 1989 Western Hemisphere Champion and a ten-time member of the US Chess Olympiad team. His acheivements distinguish him as one of only a handful of players to have defeated world champions Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov in tournament play.

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Winning Chess Combinations is a unique work that doesn't merely repeat the wonderfully rich and vast numbers of combinations. A combination involves a sacrifice upsetting the balance of forces, but will it work or tragically boomerang? The reader is invited to solve this critical question by identifying the advantages that a specific position holds which might make the combination successful.

Editorial Reviews

"Seirawan loves chess and this radiates from the pages."
-- Chess Today

"Seirawan is the perfect guide for readers of all levels."
-- National Scholastic Chess Federation

"Seirawan and Silman combine vast knowledge of the game with an ability to impart the rudiments in a fun way."
-- British Chess Magazine

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