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Chess Exam: You vs. Bobby Fischer: Matches Against Chess Legends: Play the Match, Rate Yourself, Improve Your Game!
Best-selling and award-winning author Igor Khmelnitsky gathers examples from Bobby Fischer's games that are educational and entertaining, and can be studied without a board. In each of the examples the readers will take the seat of Fischer's opponent and be asked to come up with an assessment and a move. Based on their response they are assigned points towards their rating evaluation and a game score towards their "match.” Once finished, the readers will learn how well they have done in the "match,” have an estimate of their rating, and know what they need to work on to improve their game.
In this new book, the readers will
* 60 diagrams with multiple-choice questions of varied complexity,
* comprehensive answers with diagrams to make reviewing easier,
* distributions of answers and other statistical reports by rating,
* ratings assigned overall and by 13 distinct categories,
* bonus warm-up, tie-breaker, tips and training suggestions, and more….
In this new book, the readers will
* 60 diagrams with multiple-choice questions of varied complexity,
* comprehensive answers with diagrams to make reviewing easier,
* distributions of answers and other statistical reports by rating,
* ratings assigned overall and by 13 distinct categories,
* bonus warm-up, tie-breaker, tips and training suggestions, and more….
- GenresChess
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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October 18, 2010
The concept is the same as in the other "Chess exam" books. 60 positions must be evaluated and from up to 4 candidate moves the strongest needs to be selected.
What makes the book interesting is that you play against Bobby Fischer. The full games are given at the end of the book and can be studied (and enjoyed) at a later time. The author puts more focus on the right evaluation of a position. If you picked the right move but thought that the game is only equal, you often get no points. On the other hand, if you picked the drawing (instead of the winning) move and evaluated the position as drawn, you will get at least a couple of points. The positions are from important tournaments but also from simuls where Fischer made mistakes.
Very useful is the break down of the position in the solution part. This teaches you how to think right and how to find candidate moves. Many players are good at calculation but this skill cannot be utilized fully if the interesting moves are missed and not calculated at all.
After taking the test, ratings are provided for different areas to identify what needs to be improved first to become a stronger chess player. The overall rating was much too high for me. Just 6 months ago I scored 1450 in the first book and now it was 1980?! The actual number is of course not so important, it was more important to find the weak areas. There is much to do in the next months...
I liked the first book a little bit more but this one also deserves my recommendation.
What makes the book interesting is that you play against Bobby Fischer. The full games are given at the end of the book and can be studied (and enjoyed) at a later time. The author puts more focus on the right evaluation of a position. If you picked the right move but thought that the game is only equal, you often get no points. On the other hand, if you picked the drawing (instead of the winning) move and evaluated the position as drawn, you will get at least a couple of points. The positions are from important tournaments but also from simuls where Fischer made mistakes.
Very useful is the break down of the position in the solution part. This teaches you how to think right and how to find candidate moves. Many players are good at calculation but this skill cannot be utilized fully if the interesting moves are missed and not calculated at all.
After taking the test, ratings are provided for different areas to identify what needs to be improved first to become a stronger chess player. The overall rating was much too high for me. Just 6 months ago I scored 1450 in the first book and now it was 1980?! The actual number is of course not so important, it was more important to find the weak areas. There is much to do in the next months...
I liked the first book a little bit more but this one also deserves my recommendation.
January 13, 2021
His third book
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Aimed at all levels...Highly Recommended.
John Donaldson
A great balance between chess instruction and entertainment, this book accelerates the learning process.
Greg Shahade
It teaches one of the most important practical skills: evaluation of the position...
Alex Fishbein
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Aimed at all levels...Highly Recommended.
John Donaldson
A great balance between chess instruction and entertainment, this book accelerates the learning process.
Greg Shahade
It teaches one of the most important practical skills: evaluation of the position...
Alex Fishbein
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