Chess Secrets is a series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess, such as strategy, attack, defence, opening play, endgames, off-board preparation and mental attitude.

In each book the author studies a number of great players who have excelled in such aspects of the game, greatly influenced their peers and inspired all of us.

In Great Chess Romantics, Craig Pritchett selects five players, whose chess artistry expresses a deeply personal commitment to the discovery and revelation of great new truths and beauty on the chessboard. Anderssen defined romanticism’s inherently dramatic and correct combinational core.

Mikhail Botvinnik was a three-time World Chess Champion and is widely regarded as one of the World's greatest ever players. Botvinnik possessed a universal, all-round style with an emphasis on logic and strategy. He loved to attack but, in contrast to – for example – Mikhail Tal, his attacks did not appear out of nowhere. They were the result of a systematic build up and developed naturally from earlier strategic gains. Botvinnik’s games include numerous instructive masterpieces and a methodical analysis of his games is essential for any aspiring chess player.

In this book, former American Open Champion Cyrus Lakdawala invites you to join him in a study of his favourite Botvinnik games. Lakdawala examines Botvinnik's renowned skills in the key areas of attack and defence, initiative, exploiting imbalances, accumulating advantages and endgame play. He demonstrates clearly how we can all improve by learning from Botvinnik's play.

Pfleger, Helmut

120 amüsante Aufgaben mit überraschenden Lösungen

136 Seiten, kartoniert, 1. Auflage 2009

Erlebnisse, Nachdenkliches und mehr aus der Feder eines erfolgreichen Bankiers und Schachmeisters

Ignaz Kolisch (1837-1889) lebte vier Leben:

Er war ein Schachspieler von Weltklasse, außergewöhnlich erfolgreiches Finanzgenie, großzügiger Rentier und, schließlich, Journalist aus Leidenschaft – was so weit ging, dass er eine Tageszeitung kaufte, die Wiener Allgemeine Zeitung, und in den Jahren 1886-1888 die sonntäglichen Feuilletons schrieb.

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