This expertly written book will teach the intermediate chess player to embrace the tactics and strategy needed to move beyond the basics and dramatically improve their game.
John Saunders was born in Loudwater, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1953. He was educated at High Wycombe Royal Grammar School and Selwyn College, Cambridge, obtaining a degree in Law and Classics.
He was taught chess by his brother when aged about seven and started playing competitively at school aged 14. He has represented Wales at full international level and won a number of open chess tournaments.
In 1999 he became the editor of British Chess Magazine, which was founded in 1881 and is the world's longest-running chess magazines. As well as writing and editing chess articles for chess magazines and websites, he has authored a number of chess books for beginners and elementary players. He has made numerous radio and TV appearances as a chess pundit, and also helps publicise major chess events such as the London Chess Classic and the Gibraltar Chess Festival.
He lives with his wife in Kingston-upon-Thames and also enjoys playing the guitar and bird-watching.
