LEADER 00000nam a22003731i 4500 001 frd00016262 003 CtWfDGI 005 20170815135553.0 006 m do d 007 cr un ---anuuu 008 170814s2013 xx do 000 1beng d 020 9780486147543|q(e-pub) 024 3 9780486147543 040 CtWfDGI|beng|erda|cCtWfDGI 050 4 GV1445 082 04 794.123|223 100 1 Znosko-Borovskiĭ, Evg. A.|q(Evgeniĭ Aleksandrovich),|d1884 -1954. 245 14 The Art of Chess Combination /|cEugene Znosko-Borovsky. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bDover Publications,|c[2013] 264 4 |c©2013 300 1 online resource (240 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 506 Access limited to subscribing institutions. 520 What, really, is a chess combination? It is a maneuver generally employing surprise and a sacrifice, in which pieces work together to bring about a sudden advantage. It is perhaps the most aesthetically satisfying and successful technique in the game. Some players believe that the combination is a spontaneous creation with no guiding laws; the possibility springs up in the mind like a flash of genius. In this classic work, however, Znosko- Borovsky proves that combinations can be studied. He demonstrates conclusively that they need not be a haphazard occurrence, but may be prepared for as an integral part of a player's game. The great modern teacher begins by examining the games of master players, including Capablanca, Alekhine, Rubinstein, Nimzovich, Tarrasch, Reti, Mason, Morphy, Bird, Euwe, Emanuel Lasker, etc. The games are grouped according to common features, and perceptively analyzed to determine what conclusions may be drawn. Znosko-Borovsky shows that every combination, however complicated, begins in a simple idea, such as an undefended piece, the bad position of the hostile king, the promotion of a pawn, or a discovered check. The Art of Chess Combination will improve the game of anyone who knows how to move individual pieces but finds it hard to plan many moves ahead to make the pieces work together. The exposition is easily understood; technical terms are almost completely avoided but clarity and precision remain. "In the teaching of chess he may claim to have no superior." — Philip W. Sergeant. 588 0 Print version record. 650 0 Chess|xMiddle games. 650 7 GAMES / Chess.|2bisacsh 655 0 Electronic books. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aZnosko-Borovskiĭ, Evgeniĭ Aleksandrovich , 1884-1954.|tArt of chess combination.|dNew York, Dover Publications [c1959]|w(Sirsi) 708642 914 frd00016262
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