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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherGambit Publications, The Limited
ISBN-101901983412
ISBN-139781901983418
eBay Product ID (ePID)1884984
Product Key Features
Book TitleUnderstanding Chess Move by Move
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicChess, Board Games
IllustratorYes
GenreGames & Activities
AuthorJohn Nunn
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight0.4 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
Reviews"a first rate instructional work ... Nunn does a very good job of explaining the key points of the game in such a way that the reader is given a true account of what is happening and not some watered down version. Nunn does a good job of translating the muddy world of modern master chess into something that is understandable to the layman" - John Donaldson, Inside Chess
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromSeventh Grade
Dewey Decimal794.1/5
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisJohn Nunn is one of the most highly regarded chess writers in the world. He has carefully selected thirty modern games to help the reader understand the most important aspects of chess and to illustrate modern chess principles in action. Virtually every move is explained using words that everyone can understand. Jargon is avoided as far as possible. Almost all the examples are taken from recent decades and show how key ideas are handled by modern grandmasters. The emphasis is on general principles that readers will be able to use in their own games, and detailed analysis is only given where it is necessary. Each game contains many lessons, but to guide the reader through the most important ideas in each phase of the game, the thirty games are grouped thematically into those highlighting opening, middlegame and endgame themes. John Nunn is a grandmaster from England. He has won four individual gold medals and three team silver medals at Chess Olympiads. In the Chess World Cup of 1988/9, he finished sixth overall, ahead of several former World Champions. He is arguably the most highly acclaimed chess writer in the world, with three of his books receiving the prestigious British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award. He is principal author of the definitive one-volume openings encyclopedia, Nunn's Chess Openings .