Secrets of Spectactular Chess, 2nd Edition

By Jonathan Levitt, Jonathan Levitt, David Friedgood

Book Overview

In the modern classic, Secrets of Spectacular Chess, Jonathan Levitt and David Friedgood shared their joy and appreciation of chess beauty, engulfing readers with a wealth of amazing and magnificent examples from the aesthetic side of the game. More than this, they showed how this fascinating subject could actually be analysed, and how this could help players improve the practical side of their game. Now the authors have produced a much awaited and largely expanded second edition, in which they present further thoughts, provide many new mesmerizing examples of games, studies and problems, and revisit previous material to explain how the theory has developed. This book captures the imagination; read it and become hypnotized by the power and beauty of chess

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857445511
• ISBN13: 9781857445510
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Everyman Chess
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

excellence!

A well written thinking-man's self assessment og greatness hidden deep within this wonderful game. Levitt warmly and hunbly seeks to exegete the mysterious nature of chess at the highest levels...a great read!