Chess College 1: Strategy [Paperback]

Efstratios Grivas (Author)

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Publication Date: April 20, 2006 | Series: Chess College (Book 1)

Chess College is a new series of books to take intermediate players to new levels of chess understanding. New ideas are introduced and immediately illustrated by a number of entertaining and instructive examples, many drawn from the author's own practice. Volume 1: Strategy introduces covers a variety of topics, including: "Why do we lose?", Attack on the King, Two Bishops, Passed Pawn, Exchange Sacrifice, Positional Sacrifice, and Outpost.

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About the Author

Grandmaster Efstratios Grivas lives in Athens and is also an International Arbiter and Organizer. He has represented his country on a great many occasions, winning an individual gold medal at the 1989 European Team Championship and an individual silver medal at the 1998 Olympiad. He is a Greek federal trainer and an experienced writer.

Product Details

Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Gambit Publications (April 20, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 190460045X
ISBN-13: 978-1904600459
Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,180,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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