Secrets of Chess Training [Paperback]

Mark Dvoretsky (Author), Howard Turner (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996

This chess book describes the methods employed by the world's number one trainer, who is a Soviet International Master, based upon his experience of teaching many of today's leading Grandmasters, including Gary Kasparov. There are questions and exercises to test the reader's understanding throughout the book. This is the first book to explain exactly how to set about the difficult task of training chess players. The author takes the endgame as an area of chess frequently neglected by players in their studies and shows the various techniques he employs in teaching his students how to analyze positions and learn from them. In particular, he introduces his technique of presenting players with positions and making them play against each other under tournament conditions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713462876
• ISBN-13: 978-0713462876
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,667,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clasical hit for traning chess, February 20, 2009

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Norberto Martel Gutierrez "Franco Martel" (Honduras) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Secrets of Chess Training (Paperback)

About the author.
Mark Droretsky, he gained the fame to be the best chess coach of the world. every 2200 chess player become a GM. He trained Artur Yusopov, and become the eternal 3rd after Kasparov and Kaspov.

He trained many player in Botvinik school pionner with botvinik.

This book will help a lot with endgames.There are some topic that are overdate, just the chapter Analysis of adjourned position, there is no more adjourned games. But the criteria of how to analysed a game are very nice.
Tere are some puzzle that avery chess player will enjoy.

4 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine work, June 10, 2000

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"cmartel123" (Washington States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets of Chess Training (Paperback)

I am not completely through this work, but it was very informative on the endgame. Some may look for more than that, but we are reminded that "Opengins teach you openings, endgames teach you chess". Dvoretsky has good reason to be considered the best trainer in the world.

3 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The bright side of chess analysis, April 13, 2002

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This review is from: Secrets of Chess Training (Macmillan Chess Library) (Paperback)

I am on the middle scale of chess rating (~1700) so the reader needs to factor this.

Mr. Kotov provides a scientific approach to chess calculations. In reality chess cannot be defined. Science just helps. What makes a better help is actual life lessons.

This is really what this book is about. It does not matter how strong is the material of this book, whaich I am sure is for the very advanced player, but the style of thinking that everyone should be looking for. We are not computers, so pretty suitable for Mr. Kotov's work, but we are human beings that we need to factor many things when it comes to playing chess.

The reader will not regret the time spent in front of this book as the material is very enjoyable to read as well as the sujects presented.

The book presents to the reader an approach in thinking, i.e. analysing, in chess with a support from a great chess trainer and games played by GMs. What else you might ask for?

I hope this review does not look like I am selling this book or the book is like a magic stick that will do mirecles for the reader. The book, above all, needs dedication and determination from the reader to gain the required benefit.

Good luck and happy reading.