Development Of A Chess Master [Paperback]

Eric Schiller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 16, 2002

Learn to improve your play by cutting down on tactical and strategic mistakes.  Using examples from his own games, Schiller illustrates the types of errors typically found at each stage of chess development, from early scholastic games, to professional encounters with Grandmasters.  In each case, Schiller shows how such errors can be overcome, while at the same time showing how professional players can fall prey to the same problems as amateurs.  Learn from the author's mistakes and you won't suffer the terrible fate that awaits most chess blunders!  192 pages

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Cardoza; 1 edition (July 16, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580420508
• ISBN-13: 978-1580420501
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,068,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hope you don't make the same mistakes I've made..., January 24, 2005

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Hoa H (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Development Of A Chess Master (Paperback)

is the topic of this book. It sounds cool, however the details were not provided. The author gave a single line where he should have made or hope for, but in moment of excitement he played an incorrect move and his opponent outplayed him in different single-line variation. Some lost games were due to his lack of experience or preparation, he confessed. The analysis was single-minded. As other reviewers wrote: errors, typos, and faulty analysis are many. With word processor and chess program available, the book is not up to standard. 5-6 USD for a used book is a better investment if you want a collection of chess mistakes.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A rambling collection of poor quality games, August 25, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Development Of A Chess Master (Paperback)

Eric Schiller provides examples from 55 of his games - each one trying to illustrate an important lesson. However, the lessons are not particularly useful, the games are poor quality, and the analysis is faulty. As an example of one of his lessons ... "Don't play unsound openings in a serious game".

To further reduce the enjoyment of this book, it is full of typos - one piece of analysis states that a piece can't go to the square c9! Many words are miss-spelled. This lack of basic editorial care is a flaw this book shares with others authored by Schilller and published by Cardoza, such as Standard Chess Openings.