How Chessmasters think: Translated by Eric Tangborn Edited by Paul Eggers

by Paul Schmidt

This book has long been recognized as one of the true classics of chess literature, with extraordinary instructional content. Author Paul Schmidt, an Estonian International Chess Master who once drew a match with the legendary Paul Keres, attempts in this book to show the thought processes by which a chessmaster analyzes the strengths and weaknesses in a position and decides upon a course of action. In his forward, Schmidt writes “I have tried in my annotations to reconstruct the thought processes that enable masters to find good moves. These thought processes in many cases take place completely unconsciously, especially among the very best players. To the average player, the moves a chessmaster makes may seem the result of pure intuition. However, there is no doubt that even the subconscious thinking of chessmasters occurs in a thoroughly logical manner and is, at least in its structure, analyzable." This book will become one of your most valuable companions as you develop your chess game.
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167 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

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[Leonardo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me resultó amigable, aprendí bastante.