Winning Chess - by Irving Chernev & Fred Reinfeld (Paperback)

About the Book

"Winning Chess" is a classic, beloved for more than 40 years. This updated edition, now in algebraic format, remains as lively, conversational, and appealing as ever. Written by two extremely popular chess authors, it's aimed at advanced beginners and intermediates eager to take their game to a new level. Its imaginative themes and instructional method are timeless, along with its sense of fun and humor.

Book Synopsis

In this instructional book for chess players looking to take their game to the next level, prolific and popular chess authors Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld share tips on how to perfect winning plays.

Sharing their phenomenal knowledge of chess literature, Chernev and Reinfeld teach readers how the proper use of combination play is the secret to winning the game.

Winning Chess not only tells you, but graphically and forcefully shows how to recognize the elements of winning tactical combinations and how to apply them to actual game positions.

Each chapter of this guide constitutes a unique lesson in attacking play that can be applied directly to the game, putting readers well on the way to playing and winning chess.

About the Author

Irving Chernev ss a chess player and author. He was born in Pryluky in the Russian Empire and is a national master-strength player and devoted to chess. He wrote that he "probably read more about chess, and played more games than any man in history."

Fred Reinfeld was a writer on chess and many other subjects. He was also a strong chess master, often among the top ten players from the early 1930s to the early 1940s, as well as a college chess instructor