Chess for tigers

by Simon Webb

Book Overview

One of the most influential books on chess ever published - now in its third edition. The Tiger is a vicious beast. He doesn't care about the aesthetic side of chess. He doesn't even care about making... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192175769
• ISBN13: 9780192175762
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Makes you want to enter a chess tournament right now

This is more an inspirational book, rather than focusing on tactics and technique. That isn't to say it lacks chess notations and diagrams, not so at all. However, it focuses on all the aspects of tournament chess. What kind of person are you? What about your opponent? How about that clock problem of yours? It gives you practical tips and advice on how to squeezing the most points out of each and every tournament game you play. And it really works! After reading this, you'd want to enter a chess tournament right then and there to put your latest knowledge into action. No wonder it's become a classic.

Fun and Serious at the same time!!!

This was a really fun book to read. Though it is so full of fun ideas to use I ask myself, would they really work? Well, golly, gee whiz, wiliker whezz and flying flezz! I do think that the pscological tactics will certainly work to large degree - but I wouldn't go overboard and really do exactly what this book says in every case. I do have the Winning Chess Tournaments for Juniors book too, that also covers pschological tactics on a purley tournament use idea. Gosh, I would simply recommend getting Chess for Tigers for the fun of it, but also for the ideas it has.

Use Psychology Agressively to be a winner

This is really a book on Chess Psychology but not necessarily taking a scientific approach. One thing for sure, this book is fun to read. However, I would take some of the advice with a "grain of salt". For example, "Play the person not the board" is the exact opposite suggestion giving in my other book (more on training, but has a great chapter on practical chess psychology for the tournament player), "Winning Chess Tournaments for Juniors" that suggests you mostly focus on finding the best moves, but the a secondary degree you must keep in mind who your opponent is and give yourself some practical chances. But as mentioned "Chess for Tigers" is enjoyable and fun - but be careful not to take everyting suggested as "gospel".

Read It Twice or More - It Really Gets Better

This book is much more about your approach to chess than it is about concrete chess tips, although it does contain a number of interesting and well-chosen illustrative positions. Here's a sample of the sort of thing you'll find in the book: * Play the person, not the board. * Are you trying to make the best move or trying to win? You see the point. The book is about winning approaches, and pretty much anything ethical is in scope (fortunately the book doesn't get into seamier strategies). That said, we read short and entertaining chapters about things that come up all the time: playing weaker players; playing stronger players; winning a won game; playing drawish situations; avoiding blunders; avoiding time trouble; "swindles" in desperate positions; and much more. You may or may not agree with all of the author's advice, but it is largely cogent and practical. You will find yourself relating to the situations described and you may just pick up some new, winning approaches. The first time through I didn't care for the book so much, perhaps because it is so different in its content. The second time through was the time when the practicality of Webb's advice started to become clear. So give the book a chance, and you will not be disappointed. Four stars instead of five simply because it's a very brief book and a bit expensive for what it is.