Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume 2: Beyond the Basics
- Edition: Paperback
- Author: Lev Alburt; Larry Parr
- Skill Range: All levels
- Publisher: WW Norton
- Year Published: 2003
- # of Pages: 231
- ISBN: 0393324516
Description:
Increase your skill and understanding of chess with the tactics that have produced unparalleled Russian grandmasters.Russia's dominance in modern chess was founded on a uniquely successful program of chess instruction. Now this program has been streamlined and adapted for American readers in a pair of books that will help readers develop, step by step, from total novicehood to an enjoyable and competitive recreational level. Volume 2 goes beyond the basics to cover advanced strategy, hard-hitting openings, and classic attack and defense tactics. Both books sharpen and test your chess skills with practical, educational "chessercizes" that make your movements more muscular. Advance in the game and have fun doing it, using the techniques that produced a long line of Soviet champions.
Author Biography: Grandmaster Lev Alburt is a three-time winner of the US Chess Championship and the author of several books on learning chess. Larry Parr is former editor of Chess Life and the author of many articles on chess play and instruction.