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Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games

László Polgár

This book includes 5,334 different instructional situations--many taken from real matches--including 306 problems for checkmate in one move, 3,412 mates in two moves, 744 mates in three moves, 600 miniature games, 144 simple endgames, and 128 tournament game combinations, plus solutions, the basic rules of the game and an international bibliography.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
  • Publish Date: Aug 13rd, 2013
  • Pages: 1104
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 2.50in - 2.85lb
  • EAN: 9781579125547
  • Categories: ChessBoard GamesRecreations & Games

About the Author

Bruce Pandolfini is perhaps the most experienced chess teacher in North America. He is the author of eighteen instructional chess books, and was portrayed by Ben Kingsley in the film Searching for Bobby Fischer.

László Polgáris a Hungarian chess teacher whose writing and strategies are respected and known worldwide. He holds the title of master coach and coached his daughters, Susan, Judit, and Sophia, to several world championships and Olympic gold medals. They host the annual Global Chess Festival in Budapest.