Chess Training Pocket Book: 300 Most Important Positions and Ideas (2nd Edition)

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Edition: Paperback
Author: Lev Alburt
Skill Range: All levels
Publisher: WW Norton
Year Published: 2000
# of Pages: 187
ISBN: 1889323144

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The most important and instructive positions over the last 100 years arranged as challenges, with illuminating explanations and solutions. Lev Alburt, Grandmaster of Chess and renowned three-time US chess champion, presents and analyzes the 300 most important game positions an average player should understand and remember to become a chess expert. These most crucial and instructive positions taken from games over the last 100 years are arranged as challenges, with instructive explanations and solutions on facing pages. Besides giving students this essential knowledge, this book also helps them to train their chess abilities and improve their skills steadily and efficiently. These practical exercises, easy to read and to understand, take the reader from beginner to tournament-strength chess player.

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by pinkerton - 3 months ago
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 84

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Despite being a pocket book which lets you carry it around, I highly recommend utilizing a board to simulate otb conditions to profit more from the 300 positions. Your eyes are trained to move and flow along lines and diagonals, not being fixed on a 2-inch square. When top players were just starting out, they set up instructive positions, tinker around with them, and after that they reset the board for another one.

As for the cover, I tore it and made it a piece of my "chess babes collage" which also included many contemporary WGMs and WIMs!

by Arby - 5 months ago
Mountbatten Singapore

Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 603

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Interesting book – it’s worth your time in running thru’ the patterns and positions. I believe it’s available online via Java script (that’s if you don’t want the hard copy).

The only thing that irks me is the cover; I just don’t get it! Why does that lady hover over him like it was a poker game?

by RetGuvvie98 - 6 months ago
Manassas, VA United States

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 837

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Motivated chess students only. No board needed. helps them visualize positions in their heads, without moving the pieces. I've been using it for quite a few years with all my students - the serious ones.

Study through this anytime, and it will help you raise your rating by at least 100 points if below 2000 USCF.

by erik - 10 months ago
Mountain View, CA United States

Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 5121

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this book really does have 300 positions that every player must know! it is quick and easy to digest in short intervals.

by Kempelen - 11 months ago
Spain

Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 37

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Nice book. It cover 300 basic patterns everybody must know. If you like me like doing tactical exercises, this book is a must. You will finish the book relatively fast, becuase all are nearly-easy, and by doing the book a few times, you will learn all of this basic patterns. Highly recommended. The only drawback is the front. I don't like the photography it has. I have cover all the book with a piece of paper and plastic. No I carry the book in my car, and read it when I am at traffic jumps, when I must wait for somethink or similar situations.

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