The Art of Defence in Chess
2nd Edition
Published on 1. November 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
270 pages
978-1-85744-154-3 (ISBN)
Description
Most players would rather attack than defend , with the result that defensive technique is often the weak est part of their game. This book, translated by Ken Neat, e xplains the basics of defensive play & contains many tests f or readers to practice on '
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
410 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85744-154-3 (9781857441543)
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Persons
Lyev Polugayevsky, before his untimely death in 1995, had been one of the world's leading grandmasters for more than thirty years and was a candidate for the world championship on several occasions. His books Grandmaster Achievement and Grandmaster Performance are widely regarded as modern classics. Lakov Damsky is an experienced radio and TV commentator and author of several books for Everyman - The Art of Defence in Chess (with Lev Polugayevsky 1996), Attack with Mikhail Tal (with Mikhail Tal 1994), The Heavy Pieces in Action (1997)