School of Chess Excellence 2: Tactical Play
by Mark Dvoretsky
List Price:
Our Price: $22.36
You Save: $12.64 (36%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $14.99 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Mark DvoretskyEditor: Ken Neat
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-06
ISBN: 328300417X
Number of pages: 264
Publisher: Olms
Book Reviews of School of Chess Excellence 2: Tactical Play
Book Review: A Highly Rewarding Study
Summary: 5 Stars
As a player with a growing but still modest chess library, it was only recently that I discovered Dvoretsky's name recurring in the books and reviews of players in-the-know. School of Chess Excellence 2 was my first foray into his writings and I have found it tremendously rewarding, though difficult, to work through. Chief among the book's virtues is its willingness to approach the games of chess legends and relative unknowns with equal respect and equal care, and to strike an excellent balance between analysis and commentary in doing so. Dvoretsky's own games, as well as those of his leading pupils, figure prominently in the work, and contribute a host of insights into the differences between planning and playing, succeeding and failing.The analysis itself is first-rate. As a player of average talent, I often find tactical analysis comes most easily in positions that are already themselves overtly tactical. By contrast, Dvoretsky excels at revealing the subtlety of tactical thought as it develops through the course of a game. As a result, he routinely shows a culminating tactical shot to be the punctuation mark to a rigorous process of continually seeking out the best move, rather than a stroke of brilliance arriving like a bolt from the blue.
As a stylist, Dvoretsky can tend towards the self-congratulatory from time to time, though this may be as much a result of the difficulties of translation as anything else. For the most part he is likeable and accessible. I agree with previous reviewers that the ideas presented are both difficult and dense, but they should not prevent any player beyond a beginner level from comprehending the book and benefiting greatly from it, provided one is patient. I recommend it.
Summary of School of Chess Excellence 2: Tactical Play
In this second book in his School of Chess Excellence series, Mark Dvoretsky looks at combinations and tactical techniques and suggests methods for developing a player?s ability to calculate. Using a number of fascinating examples, he also analyzes methods of attack and defense. The book also includes special test positions and questions to engage and instruct the reader.Video Games Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Video Games Books
My Alphabet (Sound Book)by Golden Books
Golden Books; Published: 1996-08-08; Board book; Book
Price in other shops:
Super Mario Galaxy 2: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)by Catherine Browne
Prima Games; Published: 2010-05-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.70
Price in other shops:
Nintendo DS Pocket Guide: Prima official Game Guideby Michael Knight
Prima Games; Published: 2010-03-16; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.00
Price in other shops:
Dante's Inferno: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)by Bryan Dawson
Prima Games; Published: 2010-02-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.40
Price in other shops:
Alan Wake: Official Survival Guide (Prima Official Game Guides)by Prima Games
Prima Games; Published: 2010-05-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.36
Price in other shops:
Mercer Mayer's LC + The Critter Kids: Showdown at the Arcade (My teacher is a Vampire)by Erica Farber, J. R. Sansevere
Golden Books; Published: 1994-07-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.95
Price in other shops:
Hollywood Gamers: Digital Convergence in the Film and Video Game Industriesby Robert Alan Brookey
Indiana University Press; Published: 2010-08-26; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $57.00
Price in other shops:
The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 7by Rick Young
Focal Press; Published: 2009-12-18; Paperback; Book
Best price: $16.46
Price in other shops:
The Sicilian Labyrinth, Vol. 1 (Pergamon Russian Chess Series)by Lyev Polugayevsky
Cadogan Books; Published: 1991-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $157.48
Final Fantasy XIII: Complete Official Guide - Standard Editionby Piggyback
Piggyback; Published: 2010-03-09; Paperback; Not Machine Specific; Book
Best price: $15.33
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Dvoretsky's Endgame Manualby Mark Dvoretsky
Russell Enterprises; Published: 2006-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $36.95
How to Reassess Your Chess, Fourth editionby Jeremy Silman
Siles Pr; Published: 2010-10-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.41
Price in other shops:
Secrets of Opening Preparation: School of Future Champions Vol. 2 (Dvoretsky School of Future Chess Champions)by Mark Dvoretsky, Artur Yusupov
Edition Olms; Published: 2007-09-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $26.98
Price in other shops:
Secrets of Creative Thinking: School of Future Champions 5 (Progress in Chess)by Mark Dvoretsky, Artur Yusupov
Edition Olms; Published: 2009-12-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $23.77
Price in other shops:
Secrets of Positional Play: School of Future Champions 4 (Progress in Chess)by Mark Dvoretsky, Artur Yusupov
Edition Olms; Published: 2009-09-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $22.57
Price in other shops:
School of Chess Excellence 4: Opening Developments (Progress in Chess)by Mark Dvoretsky
Edition Olms; Published: 2003-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $20.85
Price in other shops:
Endgame Analysis (Progress in Chess)by Mark Dvoretsky
Edition Olms; Published: 2002-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.75
Price in other shops:
Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual: Practical Training for the Ambitious Chessplayerby Mark Dvoretsky
Russell Enterprises, Inc.; Published: 2008-10-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.84
Price in other shops:
Secrets of Chess Training: School of Future Chess Champions 1 (Progress in Chess)by Mark Dvoretsky, Artur Yusupov
Edition Olms; Published: 2006-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $21.86
Price in other shops:
Strategic Play: School of Chess Excellence 3 (Progress in Chess, Volume 9)by Mark Dvoretsky
Olms; Published: 2002-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $22.13
Price in other shops: