Discover Your Chess Strength

by Raymond D. Keene

Using a new approach, the author of this book sets out to test the reader's chess ability through a series of questions and problems. 25 games have been included, involving players such as Gary... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805024328
• ISBN13: 9780805024326
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Synopsis

If you do not yet have a chess rating and are not particularly interested in competing in chess tournaments then this is the book for you! By dint of some carefully selected games by masters, grandmasters and the world's elite, Ray Keene has constructed a self testing rating system which enables the reader to gauge their rating strength. If you do not wish to take the tests simply play over and enjoy fine games by Boris Spassky, Bent Larsen, Mikhail Tal and Alexander Alekhine. Raymond Keene is a British Chess Champion,and the first British Player to achieve a FIDE (World Chess Federation)Grandmaster norm. He was awarded the OBE for services to chess in 1985. He is Chess Correspondent of The Times,The Sunday Times,The Spectator,and The International Herald Tribune. He is a prolific author of chess books, several of which are classics of the genre. He has organised three World Chess Championships.

how good is your chess?

here you can find out with an expert grandmaster guide. this is not a puzzle book-it tests your strategic and tactical skills by giving complete and deeply annotated games. if you dont want to get a good idea of your potential playing strength just sit back and enjoy the games and comments without testing yourself!

excellent book for checking your strength at chess

lets get one thing straight-this is not a book about chess puzzles-it is an anthology of complete games by grandmasters and champions which have been carefully annotated by a grandmaster author who is chess correspondent for the london times and the international herald tribune. at virtually every stage the reader is invited to answer questions which can be move predictions . variations or strategic ideas and there are bonus points given simply for avoiding blunders. i know of no other book of this type that takes this useful facility into acount.of course you cannot get a published rating without playing in tournaments but this book will certainly give you an idea of what you can aspire to!