The Improving Chess Thinker

The Improving Chess Thinker
Author: Dan Heisman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-06-07
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781936277483

In an guide to developing a more effective thinking process for chess, an instructor evaluates how players at all levels approach analytical positions and offers lessons based on his findings to help players avoid typical flaws.

The Thought Process of Chess

The Thought Process of Chess
Author: Roy Wahres
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2013-05-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781489546739

Chess is a visual game, so why not offer a comprehensive thought process visually? This compact volume does just that. The whole of the process is depicted by a flowchart. And the individual objects contained within the flowchart are explained fully by the text. Finally, all the handy analysis tips, are contained in one place. This is a practical manual that can accompany you in your practice games. Once you've absorbed the easy to understand text, the flowchart will guide you through the process of choosing your next move quickly and efficiently. A true chess handbook appropriate for beginning to advanced players.

A Guide to Chess Improvement

A Guide to Chess Improvement
Author: Dan Heisman
Publisher: Gloucester Publishers Plc
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781857446494

This book features the very best of Dan Heisman's multi-award winning chess column Novice Nook and is full of valuable instruction, insight and practical advice on a wide range of key chess subjects.

Think Like a Grandmaster

Think Like a Grandmaster
Author: A.A. Kotov
Publisher: Batsford Books
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1849940533

This is a well-established training manual which encourages the average player to understand how a grandmaster thinks, and even more important, how he works. Kotov tackles fundamental issues such as knowing how and when to analyze, the tree of analysis, a selection of candidate moves and the factors of success.

How to Choose a Chess Move

How to Choose a Chess Move
Author: Andrew Soltis
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-09-03
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1849949239

A practical guide to selecting the best move available, every time, from any chess position, packed with tips, tricks, and shortcuts from the greatest chess players. International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis brings you a foolproof guide to choosing your best next chess move, every time. There are more than 30 moves you can choose from an average position, yet Chess Masters regularly manage to select the best moves—and they do it faster, more confidently, and with less calculation than other players. This practical guide, in a fully revised and updated edition of a Batsford chess classic, explains the tricks, techniques, and shortcuts Chess Masters employ to find the best way forward, at every stage of a game. Drawing on the wisdom of some of the greatest chess players of all time, with analysis from over 180 games, it covers: • Employing specific cues to identify good moves. • Streamlining analysis of the consequences of moves. • Using both objective and highly subjective criteria to find the right move—from any position. This invaluable book provides a fascinating insight into the way Chess Masters think and is a must for all players who want to hone their decision-making skills and cultivate a killer chess instinct.

Better Thinking, Better Chess

Better Thinking, Better Chess
Author: Joel Benjamin
Publisher: New In Chess
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2018-10-09
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9056918087

Finding strong moves does not simply depend on how much you know about chess. In fact, greater knowledge often makes choosing a move more complex because it increases the number of directions your mind can take. It’s about the way you think. His many years as a chess trainer have taught grandmaster Joel Benjamin how fundamental failings in their thought process cause his students to make mistakes. Pointing out the moves his students missed was just half the job. He needed to explain why they didn’t arrive at the right move. Analysing your game with a chess engine will not tell you where and why you went wrong. Chess engines represent a different reality: the top computer move isn’t always the right move to play. This book teaches how you can improve the structure and effectiveness of your thinking when sitting at the board. How to look for the right things. If you take the wrong direction at the start of your deliberations, as club players often do, you may be losing before you know it. Joel Benjamin concentrates on a wide array practical issues that players frequently have to deal with. By applying a grandmaster’s train of thought club players will more often arrive at strong moves and substantially improve their game.

Mastering Chess Logic

Mastering Chess Logic
Author: Joshua Sheng
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Total Pages: 644
Release:
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1781946299

What exactly makes the greatest players of all time, such as Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov stand out from the rest? The basic aspects of chess (calculation, study of opening theory, and technical endgame ability) are of course of great importance. However, the more mysterious part of chess ability lies within the thought process. In particular: • How does one evaluate certain moves to be better than others? • How does one improve their feel of the game? This book will tackle this woefully underexplored aspect of chess: the logic behind the game. It will explain how chess works at a fundamental level. Topics include: • What to think about when evaluating a position. • How to formulate and execute plans. • How to generate and make use of the initiative. The reader also has plenty of opportunities to test their decision-making by attempting 270 practical exercises. These are mostly designed to develop understanding, as the justification of the moves is more important than the actual correct answer.

Thought and Choice in Chess

Thought and Choice in Chess
Author: Adriaan D. de Groot
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages: 485
Release: 2008
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9053569987

Annotation. What does a chessmaster think when he prepartes his next move? How are his thoughts organized? Which methods and strategies does he use by solving his problem of choice? To answer these questions, the author did an experimental study in 1938, to which famous chessmasters participated (Alekhine, Max Euwe and Flohr). This book is still usefull for everybody who studies cognition and artificial intelligence. This title can be previewed in Google Books - http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9789053569986.

Studying Chess Made Easy

Studying Chess Made Easy
Author: Andrew Soltis
Publisher: Batsford Books
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2013-08-15
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1849941351

It’s a fact of chess life that if you want to win, you have to put a bit of study in. Every chess player, from near-beginner to experienced tournament player, needs to learn the openings and keep on top of current theory. But studying doesn’t have to be dull. This indispensable book contains foolproof ways to help the information go in... and stay in. Acclaimed chess author Andrew Soltis reveals the key techniques: - Why you can’t study chess the same way you study school subjects - How to acquire the most important knowledge: intuition - The role of memorizing (it’s not a bad thing, despite what people say) - How to get the most out of playing over a master’s game - Adopting a chess hero as a means of learning - How great players study - Computers as a study tool - How to train someone else