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Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations
Fourth edition (2013), Hardcover, 660pp. (Formerly known as Anthology of Chess Combinations)
A beautiful and powerful hardcover book at 660 pages that offers years of enjoyment and training material to test the reader's tactical ability.
ECC4 is a completely revised and updated edition of one of the fundamental books about the art of combinational chess. In comparison to the third edition there are 292 more examples. The content represents the work of the Chess Informant Editorial Board of experienced grandmasters and international masters.
Inside there are ten themes with 3,001 combinations subdivided into three difficulty levels
A beautiful and powerful hardcover book at 660 pages that offers years of enjoyment and training material to test the reader's tactical ability.
ECC4 is a completely revised and updated edition of one of the fundamental books about the art of combinational chess. In comparison to the third edition there are 292 more examples. The content represents the work of the Chess Informant Editorial Board of experienced grandmasters and international masters.
Inside there are ten themes with 3,001 combinations subdivided into three difficulty levels
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660 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2013
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December 14, 2022
Fantastically epic compendium of 1,000s of historically relevant chess positions and high-level tactical ideas behind the winning moves.
The best chess teachers explain that there is a clear structure to the game of chess - and so does this book. It correctly classifies all combinations into the following categories:
Annihiliation of Defense, Blockade, Clearance/Free Space Creation, Deflection, Discovered Attack, Pins, Demolition of Pawn Structure, Decoy/Attraction, Interference, and Double Attack.
The positions are explained in great detail, and every single one of them will be worth your study.
Must-have reference material for every chess player willing to seriously study the game.
The best chess teachers explain that there is a clear structure to the game of chess - and so does this book. It correctly classifies all combinations into the following categories:
Annihiliation of Defense, Blockade, Clearance/Free Space Creation, Deflection, Discovered Attack, Pins, Demolition of Pawn Structure, Decoy/Attraction, Interference, and Double Attack.
The positions are explained in great detail, and every single one of them will be worth your study.
Must-have reference material for every chess player willing to seriously study the game.
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