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Bruce Pandolfini (Author)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Touchstone (April 24, 1986)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0671619829
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671619824
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #340,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Pandolfini's best book, December 30, 1999
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This is a compilation of his Chess Life columns and it's packed with useful information. Because it is a collection of short articles, it's a wide-ranging, readable discussion of many concepts: open vs. closed games, mating nets, using the right rook, etc. For the beginner to intermediate player, this book is a one-volume reference on playing better chess. Think of it as an excellent "second book" after you know the pieces, moves and notation.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good for beginner to intermediate, March 1, 1999
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This book is good for beginner to intermediate chess players with emphasis on positional themes. Pandolfini is at his best teaching the endgame and following his endgame advice will help beginners play decent (but not great) endgames without further in depth study. I would recommend this book for the player who is looking to improve without doing too much hard work.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for the beginner!!, August 3, 1998
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The hallmark of a good teacher is to be able to take an esoteric concept or idea and transform it into an easy to understand, and repeatable, system. Bruce Pandolfini in this book, as well as others, is most successful at this. For a beginning student, this book is a must for the library. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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The following sixty-four practical suggestions have been extracted from many different ABC columns. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
open game principle, rectangular opposition, linear mate, promotion square, distant opposition, diagonal opposition, smothered mate, center pawns, passed pawn, doubled pawns, pawn majority, seventh rank, isolated pawn, enemy pawn, extra pawn, pawn structure, checking distance, closed games, pawn moves, own pawns, wrong corner, minor pieces, back rank
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black King, White King, Black Rook, White's Queen, White Queen, Black's King, Queen's Gambit, White's King, Ruy Lopez, White Rook, White's Knight, Black Queen, Black's Knight, Position Play, Black's Queen, Black's Rook, Bobby Fischer, French Defense, Giuoco Piano, White's Rook, Black Knight, Black's Bishop, Alexander Alekhine, Boden's Mate, Exchange Lopez
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