Study Chess with Tal
chess tactics from the grandmaster
Published on 4. June 2014
272 pages
978-1-84994-191-4 (ISBN)
Description
Mikhail Tal is one of the all-time chess greats. In 1960 he became the youngest champion in world history at the age of 23, sweeping to victory at his first attempt. His extraordinary tactical ability has never been bettered, and his reputation goes from strength to strength. This absorbing book, first published in the early 1980s, is based on diaries kept by Tal's coach from their training sessions, and this unique perspective makes it a fascinating and effective chess instructor, written in engaging language and suitable for teenagers as well as older readers. It shows how Tal achieved greatness through hard work, application and the influence of a world-class coach, and through this book modern readers can catch a glimpse of the development of a true chess genius. The book is fully updated and converted to algebraic format.
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Mikhail Tal (1936-1992) is one of the greatest chess players of all time, and was also renowned as a chess writer.
Alexander Koblenc (1916-1993) was coach to the great chess player Mikhail Tal, from when he was 13 until he won the world championship in 1960.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- To the Reader
- In Lieu of a Foreword
- The Uncastled King - a Pawn Cocktail
- War Is About Communication
- A Surprising Knight Move
- The Rook in Ambush
- The Battering Ram
- Errors in Opening Strategy
- Invasion Squares
- The Knight Fork
- I Need to Use Force, do I?
- By Hook or by Crook
- The Trouble-Maker
- The Highest Ideal
- The Trojan Horse
- A Relatively Weak Point
- Boomerang
- Threats from Beneath the Surface
- Misjudging the Character of a Game
- Transgressing an Opening Principle
- Castling on Opposite Sides
- The Elements of an Attacking Game
- Three Eggs in One Basket
- First Come, First Served
- On the Edge of the Precipice
- A Whole Bishop for an Attacking Tempo!
- Both Players Castle Short
- The Bewitched Square f2
- Correct or Incorrect? - That is the Question
- Preventing Simplification
- Explosion on g7
- The Problem of the Spanish Bishop
- Vertical, Horizontal, Diagonal!
- Bloody Revenge
- Pawn Chain Strategy
- A Thorn in the Flesh
- On All Fronts
- An Exploding Centre
- From Poetry to Prose
- A Combinative Counterattack
- Saved in the Nick of Time
- With Open Visors
- A Difficult Draw
- A Positional Struggle
- Answers to Questions
- Index of Opponents
- Index of Openings
