100 Chess Master Trade Secrets: From Sacrifices to Endgames

Andrew Soltis

Batsford Books, Oct 30, 2013 - Games & Activities - 208 pages

If you want to become a chess master, there are certain things you need to know – essential tips and techniques that the masters know, and you need to learn. This incredibly useful book collects all these techniques together in one volume, so you can try them out, tick them off, and start on your path towards chess greatness. Arranged in chapters covering every aspect of chess, from openings to endgames, renowned chess author Andrew Soltis provides top 20 rundowns of these specific positions and techniques: chapters include Top 20 Sacrifices, Top 20 Crucial Middlegame Decisions, Top 20 Endgame Techniques and Top 20 Exact Endgames. Written in Andrew Soltis's eternally engaging and accessible style, this book will prove invaluable to any player who wants to become a chess master.

Contents

• Twenty Five MustKnow Endgame Techniques: 10
• Twenty Five Crucial Sacrifices: 1
• Twenty Five Exact Endings: 27
• Quiz Answers: 16

About the author

Andrew Soltis is an International Grandmaster, a chess correspondent for the New York Times and a highly popular chess writer. He is the author of many books including 500 Chess Questions Answered, The Chessmaster Checklist and How to Swindle in Chess - snatch victory from a losing position. He lives in New York.

Bibliographic information

• Title: 100 Chess Master Trade Secrets: From Sacrifices to Endgames
• Author: Andrew Soltis
• Publisher: Batsford Books, 2013
• ISBN: 1849941556, 9781849941556
• Length: 208 pages
• Subjects: Games & Activities / Chess