100 Chess Master Trade Secrets: From Sacrifices to Endgames

by Andrew Soltis

If you want to become a chess master, there are certain things you need to know – essential tips and techniques that the masters know, and you need to learn. This incredibly useful book collects all these techniques together in one volume, so you can try them out, tick them off, and start on your path towards chess greatness. Arranged in chapters covering every aspect of chess, from openings to endgames, renowned chess author Andrew Soltis provides top 20 rundowns of these specific positions and chapters include Top 20 Sacrifices, Top 20 Crucial Middlegame Decisions, Top 20 Endgame Techniques and Top 20 Exact Endgames. Written in Andrew Soltis's eternally engaging and accessible style, this book will prove invaluable to any player who wants to become a chess master.

Author Information
International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis is chess correspondent for the New York Post and a very popular chess writer. He is the author of many books including What It Takes to Become a Chess Master, Transpo Tricks in Chess and How to Choose a Chess Move.

Genres: Chess, Games

Kindle Edition

First published September 10, 2013

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 3 out of 5]

Four main sections of 25 techniques each, two of which cover the endgame, so it's fair to say this is mostly and endgame. But there is a section on sacrifices and I liked that one best. Each section ends with a quiz of several puzzles to solve so you can practice the techniques Soltis presents.

[Dave Relph · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author begins the book by explaining he's received criticisms of his previous works, and it's not hard to see why. For a book that's supposed to explain principles, the explanations are very vague, often going over one or two examples from afar rather than commit any work of the author's own. A lot of the principles for black to play are based on a defence that is outdated and easy to overcome. The endgame section is worth going over, but once again, no great depth is reached.