Middle Game in Chess
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Book Overview
Long out-of-print and known only to collectors and connoiseurs, this legendary work by Reuben Fine returns in a completely revised and corrected edition in modern algebraic notation. After explaining... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0679140212
ISBN13:9780679140214
Release Date:December 1979
Publisher:Three Rivers Press (CA)
Weight:1.16 lbs.
Customer Reviews
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Good Book -- even with the flaws
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I borrowed every book written by Reuben Fine from the local college library, to see if I might model my playing after him. (I studied Fischer, but I'm no Bobby.) I so enjoyed this book, I decided to buy it. I agree that this version is flawed with typos in move lists and diagrams, but its re-vamped organization allows the pertinent info to flow more freely.I always seemed to get lost in my games around the middlegame. This book is so full of recognizable patterns, that I can see my way more clearly now. I especially enjoyed learning the proper way to conduct an attack on the castled king using a pawn storm.I highly recommend this book for intermediate players, like myself.
A Renowned Master And Author At His Best: Still Current
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Reuben Fine was one of the world's leading chess authors - as well as being a strong master himself -and was extremely influential and well-known. I bet if you asked 100 Grandmasters and authors, 98 would've heard of Fine. In this book, Fine emphasizes developing in the player the ability to analyze a position and to proceed accordingly. There are sections on mating attacks; combination play; how to handle superior positions, even positions; continuations of the openings; and transition to the end game. Maybe many of us think that the old books are outdated and stodgily written. Not so with Fine. I think that this is a clearly-written tutorial book, excellent for learning to plan, and more "solid" than say Silman's "How To Reassess Your Chess." If you see this available anywhere, BUY IT!
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