Think Like A Grandmaster
by Alexander Kotov
Our Price: $139.00
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $34.95 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Alexander KotovEditor: John Nunn
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995
ISBN: 0713478853
Number of pages: 187
Publisher: Batsford
Book Reviews of Think Like A Grandmaster
Book Review: Great Middlegame book for INTERMEDIATE level players...
Summary: 5 Stars
There are many books out there that claim to teach the Intermediate level player how to look for the best move during middlegame play but fall short of fulfilling their end of the bargain. This book is one of the ones that goes above and beyond what the title promises. Even as far as to show you how to create a PLAN (contrary to what "How To Reassess Your Chess" by IM Jeremy Silman states in regards to books that show one how to form a plan; also another great middlegame book by the way). However, there are some mistakes that must have occured when transposing the original descriptive notation to algebraic notation. But if your're looking to 'really' improve as a chess player then you have to expect to run accross some mistakes along the way. A word of advice: Ignore the mistakes the minute you find them and just forge ahead! There are some great ideas given in the examples of games from many Russian Grandmasters that if looked for in ones own games it WILL help to improve ones overall rating. That is of course, if you're willing to study this book thoroughly by not only setting up the positions given in the book on your own board but also by incorporating the suggestions given into your own chess strategies. So, if you want to know how to train your mind to think like a grandmaster, buy the book!
Summary of Think Like A Grandmaster
A classic, now available in modern algebraic notation for the first time! Few books have had as much impact on chess literature as this: the first edition sold out within months, and it was immediately recognized as a masterpiece of chess instruction. Twenty years later, it remains a bestseller in the field and one of the best practical training manuals available.
Chess 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 Chess Books
Comprehensive Chess Endings Volume 5 Rook Endings (Pergamon Russian Chess)by Yuri Averbakh
Pergamon Pr; Published: 1987-06; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
From Baguio to Merano: The World Championship Matches of 1978 and 1981by Anatoly Karpov
Macmillan Pub Co; Published: 1986-06; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Tournament ChessPergamon Pr; Published: 1985-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $28.75
Play the Catalan, Vol. 1: Open Variation (Pergamon Chess Openings)by J. Neishtadt
Pergamon Press; Published: 1987-07-03; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Three Steps to Chess Masteryby A. S. Suetin
Pergamon Press; Published: 1982-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $177.61
Learn Chess: v. 1: A New Way for Allby C.H.O'D. Alexander, T.J. Beach
Pergamon Press; Published: 1963-12; Hardcover; Book
The Complete Pirc (The Macmillan Chess Library)by John Nunn
Collier Books; Published: 1989-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $39.00
Exchanging to Win in the Endgame (Macmillan Chess Library)by Gennady Nesis
Collier Books; Published: 1991-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $64.95
Caro-Kann: Classical 4...Bf5 (The Macmillan Chess Library)by Gary Kasparov, Aleksander Shakarov
Collier Books; Published: 1984-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $147.54
Secrets of Chess Training (Macmillan Chess Library)by Mark Dvoretsky
Collier Books; Published: 1991-08; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Pawn Structure Chessby Andrew Soltis
Random House Puzzles & Games; Published: 1995-11-14; Paperback; Book
Best price: $150.00
John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Bookby John Nunn
Gambit; Gambit Publications; Published: 2009-03-10; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.95
Price in other shops:
The Art of the Middle Game (Dover Chess)by Paul Keres, Alexander Kotov
Dover Publications; Published: 1989-12-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.48
Price in other shops:
Dvoretsky's Endgame Manualby Mark Dvoretsky
Russell Enterprises; Published: 2006-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $36.95
Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 (Dover Chess)by David Bronstein
Dover Publications; Published: 1979-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.49
Price in other shops:
Pawn Power in Chess (Dover Chess)by Hans Kmoch
Dover Publications; Published: 1990-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.35
Price in other shops:
My 60 Memorable Gamesby Bobby Fischer
Batsford; Published: 2009-04-07; Paperback; Book
Best price: $13.03
Price in other shops:
Art of Attack in Chessby Vladimir Vukovic
Everyman Chess; Published: 1999-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $14.29
Price in other shops:
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:
My System: A Chess Manual on Totally New Principles (Chess Classics)by Aron Nimzowitsch
Quality Chess; Published: 2007-03; Paperback; Book
Best price: $17.72
Price in other shops: