This chess book is in very good condition. It has a cover price of $24.95. It was printed by Gambit.
James Rizzitano, an experienced international master, has reassessed games from the whole of his career, and in this book presents the lessons from them that will be most relevant to club and tournament players.
A common problem for the typical weekend competitor or club player is that his time available for studying chess is very limited. What should he study? Grandmasters from Botvinnik to Yermolinsky have stressed the importance of reviewing and annotating your own games. Rizzitano shows how by doing that you can gain a greater understanding of your strengths and weaknesses, and drawing upon his own experiences, explains how to shape your approach to chess to make the most of your abilities.
Major topics include:
- Developing a reliable and coherent opening repertoire
- The importance of understanding opening theory rather than simply memorizing it
- Theoretical novelties: finding your own, and facing the opponent's
- Opening selection depending upon the nature of the game and event
- Risk management and 'playing for a win'
- Competing successfully against higher-rated opposition
- Accumulating small advantages: a safe method when the opponent plays for a draw
- The power of the initiative: lighting a fire and keeping it burning
The book contains more than 60 deeply annotated instructive games.
Contents:
Symbols
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Introduction
1 Battling Goliath
Opening Selection against Stronger Opponents
Gambits
International Tournaments vs Swiss-System Events
Encounter with a Legend
2 Tactical Skirmishes
Provocation
Rivalry
Slugfest
Avoiding Tactical Blunders
3 Opening Hits
Developing an Opening Repertoire
Piece Activity
Unexpected Moves
4 Opening Misses
Poor Opening Choices
Dubious Opening Ideas
5 Opening Wars
Four Knights Game Stand-Off
Nimzo-Indian Defence Battles
6 Power of the Initiative
Knight Outposts
Patience
Intuition
7 Accumulating Small Advantages
The Grinding Wheel
A Question of Style
8 Runaway Tactics
Exchanging the Wrong Piece
Careening Toward Chaos
9 Endgame Adventures
King and Pawn Endings
Knight Endings
Bishop Endings
Bishop vs Knight Endings
Rook Endings
Queen Endings
Index of Players and Analysts
Index of Openings
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