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29%OFFJohn Shaw - Grandmaster Versus Amateur - 9781906552848 - V9781906552848
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Grandmaster Versus Amateur

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Description for Grandmaster Versus Amateur Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: WDMG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 344.

Learn to think like a grandmaster

A multinational array of top grandmasters explain the differences in thinking between professional and amateur chess players, and how the amateur can bridge the gap. It usually takes at least a decade of sustained effort for even the most talented player to reach the grandmaster level and though this book cannot guarantee to make the reader a grandmaster, it is certainly a healthy nudge in the right direction.

The authors are:

GM Pavel Eljanov
GM Boris Avrukh
GM Mihail Marin
GM Peter Heine Nielsen
GM Tiger Hillarp ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Quality Chess UK LLP United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Glasgow, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906552848
SKU
V9781906552848
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

About John Shaw
Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard won the British Chess Championship at his first and only attempt. He has received the Guardian, ECF and ChessCafe Book of the Year awards and the FIDE Senior Trainer title. John Shaw is a grandmaster and one half of Quality Chess. He has been Scottish Champion three times.

Reviews for Grandmaster Versus Amateur
"One of the nicest features of the book is that the amateur often becomes the star of the show, and not only when he scores a half-point or full-point upset… [They] are profiled and humanized, celebrated as individuals and chess lovers in their own right. The book may help the amateurs who read it: there are around 35 ... Read more

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