Chess Strategy (Paperback)

by Edward Lasker (Author)

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Product Description
One of half-dozen great theoretical works in chess, shows principles of action above and beyond moves. Acclaimed by Capablanca, Keres, etc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1959)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486205282
• ISBN-13: 978-0486205281
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #190,287 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a classic work on strategy, August 12, 1998

By A Customer

This book on strategy is one of the best and clearest texts ever written. Lasker claims that by following a few principles of strategy which he gives one can play chess very well. A large part of the book is devoted to illustrative games to show how these strategic principles have been applied by masters. These games show that by learning how to clear files, concentrating forces in the center of the board, and keeping pawn movement down to only the most needed ones, you can become a master. I improved by playing greatly by playing three of the illustrative games in back of the book, and learning everything I could from these three games. The book should be read and reread and the illustrative games played over and over again. You will learn something each time. With enough work and rereading and application of the principles in this book, one can become a strategic master.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An Out of Date Classic of Chess Literature., August 3, 2006

By	David De Sousa "The Automation and Control Guy" - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This book was consider the "Chess Bible" when published many many years ago, but now is out-dated. Even the author considered the book to be out-dated when he wrote his modern version "Modern chess strategy". Don't buy this one, look instead for the "Modern" revision.

In this last book the author uses a clear and conversational style to clarify problems that may seem difficult or confusing for the beginner or casual player. Even if you don't know the first thing about chess, this book can help you learn the fundamentals behind chess strategy and become a good player within a short period of time. The book is profusely illustrated with hundreds of diagrams and annotated games.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How not to adapt a book for the Kindle...., June 22, 2008

By	G. M. Arnold "Geoff, that is" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The book itself has been fairly reviewed by others; I shall simply comment on the Kindle version. It appears that the original online version of the text was prepared "back in the day" when the VT-100 (or perhaps the Xterm) was the normal output device. The text was scanned or typed as ASCII, and all 167 of the chess board diagrams were carefully rendered as ASCII line drawings. Unfortunately, this kind of diagram requires the use of a constant-width font. The Kindle version is rendered in a nicely kerned Times Roman, or similar, and as a result the diagrams are unreadable. (It would be nice to know if the Kindle actually supports the use of fixed-width fonts for non-HTML content.)

I'd like to get a decent chess book for my Kindle, with some annotated games from the last 150 years. This isn't it.