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Every chess player hopes to set off brilliant combinations and win games in a blaze of glory. Such combinations do not come into being by themselves, however; they appear only as the result of proper chess strategy. It is therefore surprising that so few books deal with this highly important subject, and understandable that Pachman's modern classic has been so enthusiastically received by chessplayers at all levels. Ludĕk Pachman, a Czech grandmaster, has long had an international reputation as a chess theorist, but until now his work has not been available in English. This present volume, which condenses his great __Modern Schachstrategie__, presents his ideas and theories in a form that the English-speaking world can assimilate easily. Beginning with basic concepts and the rules of the minor and major pieces, it covers the use of the Queen, the active King, exchanges, various kinds of Pawns, the center and its use, superiority on the wings, minority attack, strategical points and weak squares, methods of attack and defense, and similar topics. Pachman elaborates the various kinds of strategy that can be employed, and shows how each leads to tactical opportunities. It has been sai

Who reads Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy?

Author

Luděk Pachman & Alan S. Russell (trans)

Publisher

Dover Publications, Incorporated

Published

1971

Language

EN

ISBN

9780486202907

Category

reference

Subjects

Games, Sports, Anthropology

Rating

3.93 / 5 (150 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14