Modern Chess Strategy with an Appendix on Go

by Edward Lasker, Richard Bozulich (Introduction), Sam Sloan (Introduction)

From this book, Modern Chess Strategy with an Appendix on Go, profusely illustrated with hundreds of diagrams, you can learn to play chess well within a short time even if you do not know the first thing about it. The author a chess master of International renown, has the rare knack of clarifying problems which heretofore seemed difficult or confusing. His instructions will speedily guide you from the elementary stage to the stage where you can enjoy an occasional good game with a friend and hold your own against players of considerable experience.

472 pages, Paperback

Published December 21, 2018

About the author

Edward Lasker (December 3, 1885 – March 25, 1981) was a German-American chess and Go player. He was awarded the title of International Master of chess by FIDE. Lasker was an engineer by profession, and an author of books on Go, chess and checkers. Born in Germany, he emigrated to the United States in 1914. He was distantly related to Chess World Champion Emanuel Lasker.

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