Complete Chess Strategy: First Principles of the Middle Game

by Luděk Pachman

The First volume of Ludek Pachman's great trilogy, which first appeared in Czechoslovak and German. Planning the pieces deals with the long term planning handling and positioning of the individual chess pieces. Good books on the indeterminate stage of chess between openings and endings are rare. Ambitious players wanting a practical guide to the middle game will find that Ludek Pachman's great trilogy, stands in a class of its own. In each of these books the need for understanding is there are too many variations for any memory to store. The player must understand the basic principles involved and the typical positions or maneuvers that can arise. Ludek Pachman's examples will augment his experience and should facilitate finer judgments as to the types of position to aim for, how to plan for them and in the allocation of priorities. But games also need to be viewed as an entity, and for this reason the author has concentrated on teaching by means of whole games. Out of Print Extremely Rare 1975 British Hardcover Edition from B.T.Batsford, LONDON, * Collectable * Like New, practically NEW, but with minute shelf wear * Dust Jacket in NEW bro dart jacket cover * Pages clean, binding tight. Not a remainder or ex-library. * The purchase of this item also qualifies you to receive TEN (10) FREE ‘Thank you’ Gifts from LabateChessPlus,. Upon seeing payment, we will send you an email with our, as of Dec. 1, 2015, 59 FREE selections for you to choose from, and then you may email us the choice of your FREE ‘Thank you’ Gift * When you're done making your selections, please send me an email requesting that I 'correct' your shipping to Upgraded, as well as to let me know your choice of your “ ‘Thank You’ Gift”!! * 23 hr shipping or quicker!! Safely packaged with delivery tracking, with confirming email to the buyer. * SMOKE-FREE home * Thank you - Edward Labate, National Chess Master, Las Vegas, NV USA

Genres: Chess

166 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1978

About the author

Luděk Pachman (German: Ludek Pachmann) was a Czechoslovak-German chess grandmaster, chess writer, and political activist. In 1972, after being imprisoned and tortured almost to death by the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, he was allowed to emigrate to West Germany. He lived the remainder of his life there, and resumed his chess career with considerable success, including playing in the Interzonal in 1976 and winning the West German Championship in 1978.