Pièces d'échecs Russes "Burnt" - taille 5

Georgy Lisitsin (1909-72) was a respected Soviet master, theoretician and writer. In 1958 he published a revised edition of his most ambitious work, entitled Strategy and Tactics of Chess, which became one of the most legendary manuals in the Soviet chess school, and no doubt one of the books that motivated the young Bobby Fischer to learn Russian.

Lisitsin broke down Strategy and Tactics into their constituent elements, enabling players of all levels to study chess systematically, learning from carefully selected game fragments and studies. Key Elements of Chess Strategy and its companion volume Key Elements of Chess Tactics are the first ever complete English translations of Lisitsin's classic.

In Key Elements of Chess Strategy, Lisitsin breaks down the Foundations of Strategy into categories such as piece placement, exchanges, weaknesses and prophylaxis, followed by a section on Devising a Strategic Plan, including concepts such as blockading, undermining, the initiative, pawn chains, and planning in the opening.  Hardcover 206 pages

De klassieke schaakstukken van de DGT schaakbord, die een beetje op de klassieke stukken lijken (koning 95 mm hoog), zijn zeer bekend tussen de competitiespelers. Deze speciale stukken (en natuurlijk ook de 2 volgende sets) zijn de enige stukken die met de DGT schaakbord gebruilt kunnen worden. Je kan natuurlijk je mooiste verzamelaarsstukken op je bord plaatsen voor een prachtige uitzicht, maar de computer zal ze helaas niet herkennen.

Gebeitste schaakstukken. Koningshoogte: ca. 9.6 cm - Hoogte van de pion:  ca. 4.5cm.

The book consists of 36 attacking games from the 21st Century divided into four chapters.

Mastering attacking play in chess is a dream that we all long to achieve, but of course the art of attack does not arise by itself.

Constructing positions which favour the attack is the most difficult task.

In this book we shall see games with brilliant finishes, but we shall also draw attention to the different phases through which the struggle passes, in order make such finishes possible.

Attention has been paid not only to what happens on the board but also, wherever possible, to the influence of the analysis engines not only on a player’s preparation for the game, something that has become more important in these early years of the new century, but also on the practical context of the game.

The games are prefaced by brief biographical information and a short description of the events of the game.

After each game some lessons are highlighted.  254 pages