Secrets of a Grandpatzer: How to Beat Most People and Computers at Chess

Kenneth Mark Colby

ISBN 10: 4871878872 / ISBN 13: 9784871878876

Verlag: Ishi Press,Japan, 2011

Beschreibung

154 pages. 8.35x5.43x0.55 inches. In Stock.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers zk4871878872

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Secrets of a Grandpatzer: How to Beat Most People and Computers at Chess
• Verlag: Ishi Press,Japan
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 4871878872
• ISBN-13: 9784871878876
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: Brand New

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Inhaltsangabe

By revealing certain secrets of chess play and chess players, this compendium will help the average amateur player (a patzer) become a very strong amateur player (a grandpatzer). The work is unparalleled in chess literature because it is not a manual for beginners nor is it a treatise for masters. If you are among the millions of chess players who cannot beat average below-master players and who cannot defeat the home chess-playing computers now on the market, you need this unique book. To strengthen your level of play, you must understand not only many secrets of the outer game of chess but also those of the inner ego game of chessplayers. Armed with this knowledge, you will be a most formidable opponent for both people and computers.

Reseña del editor

Secrets of a Grandpatzer is the outstanding work by world renowned psychiatrist Kenneth Mark Colby. Mr Colby began this project by trying to help himself become a better player and to raise his United States Chess Federation rating. Drawing from many different sources,such as the late USCF Senior Master Ken Smith,Colby put together a book that is designed to help a low rated player with a United States Chess Federation rating of 1799 and below, which is sometimes called a Patzer,raise their skill level and USCF rating to 1800 to 2200 which would be a Grand Patzer. Colby covers all aspects of chess including the Opening,Middlegame,and Endgame which can be played against computers and even the mental ego game. He recommends that you play like a computer since a computer doesn't care who or what it plays since it is just the position on the board that counts. Colby recommends playing openings that have similar middle games despite whether you are playing on the white or black side. By playing over hundreds of master games in this system you get a feel for the positions on the board. This is a time saver if you are playing the faster time controls they have today. In the Middle Game section, I would add the internet site Chessgames.com as a source of master games. The Endgame section is priceless by showing you which endgames to study.