What It Takes to Become a Chess Master: Chess Strategies That Get Results

by Andrew Soltis

Overview

So you're a fairly decent chess player. You compete in tournaments, you play on the Internet. But you would love to make that leap to become a chess master. What do you need to know, how much do you have to practise, and how much of the success of the masters is simply a matter of innate talent, superior brainpower or just good luck? This useful book, aimed at all chess players who aspire to become chess masters, shows you what the masters know and you don't. 

Written by one of our biggest-selling and best-loved chess authors, in his trademark chatty, accessible but always informative style, this book is filled with practical exercises and test games that will reveal the secrets of how to join chess's elite ranks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849940269
Publisher:	Rizzoli
Publication date:	03/15/2012
Series:	Batsford Chess
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis is chess correspondent for the New York Post and a very popular chess writer. He is the author of many books including What it Takes to Become a Chess Master, Studying Chess Made Easy and David Vs Goliath Chess.