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Power Mates - (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini (Paperback)
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Highlights
- From America's foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit comes essential checkmating strategies and techniques for players of any level.
- About the Author: Bruce Pandolfini is one of the world's most sought-after chess teachers and one of the most widely read chess writers working today.
- 320 Pages
- Games, Chess
- Series Name: Fireside Chess Library
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About the Book
Invaluable instruction in the art and science of checkmate for experienced amateur, club, and tournament players--from a premier chess master. Bruce Pandolfini is the creator of the respected Fireside Chess Library and a National Master in U.S. chess competition.Book Synopsis
From America's foremost chess coach and game strategist for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit comes essential checkmating strategies and techniques for players of any level. From America's premier chess teacher comes an invaluable new guide to essential checkmating strategies and techniques. In 70 short games, many of which are tournament classics never-before analyzed instructionally, Bruce Pandolfini shares the secrets of checkmate, explaining the games and providing quizzes and problems that will test and hone the reader's skills in this vital area of play. Using teaching techniques from his many years as an instructor and national-class coach, Pandolfini educates the advanced amateur, club, and tournament player in the art and science of checkmate.About the Author
Bruce Pandolfini is one of the world's most sought-after chess teachers and one of the most widely read chess writers working today. His role as analyst for PBS's coverage of the 1972 match between chess superstars Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky first launched him into the public eye. His coaching of chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin was portrayed in the book and film Searching for Bobby Fischer. He is a regular columnist for Chess Life, the bible of the chess world, and continues to coach young players professionally and consults for CEOs from numerous Fortune 500 companies. Pandolfini also created over 300 hypothetical games as a consultant for Netflix's The Queen's Gambit. He lives in New York City.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.54 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .82 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Series Title: Fireside Chess Library
Genre: Games
Sub-Genre: Chess
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Bruce Pandolfini
Language: English
Street Date: December 5, 1996
TCIN: 85125218
UPC: 9780684801209
Item Number (DPCI): 247-54-9245
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Perfect intro to attacking chess for advanced beginners
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Kodiamus - 3 years ago
Some have criticized this work of Pandolfini's on having only 70 mating positions. If it were only a puzzle book that would be a valid criticism, but it's not one of the 1000+ problem type books that are out there. Rather what it is, and also what Pandolfini excels at, is a good intro/beginner/kid friendly book of 70 lightly annotated games showing mating attacks from modern chess praxis. The book provides you with the final diagram before the mate, so that in this instance they are "puzzels" but also for the beginning chess player having the full game allows them to learn opening systems (and opening mistakes) as well as to see how the mating position was arrived at. I have always believed that there are two sides to tactical chess first, seeing tactical oppurtunities and secondly, creating positions that have the potential for tactical shots. In chess literature the first skill is emphasized will the second is downplayed. I do not remember off hand who said once that he could see combinations as well as Alekhine but he could not create them, i.e. the positions of potential as well. Pandolfini here allows us to see both the how and the why.