Debut theory
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Ludek Pachman was both one of the world's strongest chess grandmasters and one of the world's greatest writers and teachers of the game. He led a remarkable and amazing but somewhat tragic life. Although one of the world's strongest players who won 15 international tournaments, he never quite made it to the top elite. He won four zonal tournaments and played in six Interzonal tournaments, possibly a record, but he missed qualifying to the World Champion Candidates Tournament by a half-point twice. He played in Interzonals at Saltsj baden 1948, Saltsj baden 1952, Gothemburg 1955, Portoroz 1958, Amsterdam 1964 and Manila 1976. Pachman played eight tournament games against Bobby Fischer, finishing with an even score. His most famous game is his win over Bobby Fischer in Chile in 1959. This game is amazing because Fischer launched a ferocious attack. It seemed that Pachman was getting mated and there was no hope of survival. Yet, Pachman's king kept slipping away. Fischer finally had to resign when he reached a lost endgame.
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THIS BOOK HAS TAUGHT TWO GENERATIONS OF CHESS PLAYERS HOW TO PLAY FORCEFULLY AND INTELLIGENTLY. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, ABOLUTE NOVIES AT THE GAME AND SKILLED PLAYERS ALIKE, HAVE PROFITED FROM CHESS STRATEGY WITH SUCH FAMOUS GRANDMASTERS AS PAUL KERES AND REUBEN FINE ACCLAIMING IT AS THE WORK WHICH FIRST SHOWED THEM THE WAY TO SUCCESSFUL CHESS. THE UNIQUE QUALITY OF CHESS STRATEGY IS THAT IT TEACHES YOU GENERAL STRATEGIC PRINCIPLES RATHER THAN HAVING YOU MEMORIZE HIGHLY DETAILED ANALYSES. THE AMATEUR CAN LEARN TO PLAY WELL ONLY IF HE HAS A TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF THE GAME, SO THAT HE MAY JUDGE WHY EACH MOVE SHOULD OR SHOULD BE MADE. ILLUSTRATIONS AND COMPLETE INSTRUCTION ON STRATEGIES.
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From this book, profusely illustrated with hundreds of diagrams, you can learn to play chess well within a short period of time, even if you do not know the first thing about it. The author, a chess master of international renown, has the rare ability to clarify problems that hitherto seemed difficult and confusing.
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