Point Count Chess: An Accurate Guide to Winning Chess
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (925 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 4871874699 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 356 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Howard said Except for the ludicrous title, a terrific book!. This book was one of the first chess books that I actually studied carefully, back in 1978. It is an excellent work when it comes to understanding chess strategic concepts, such as the bishop pair, isolated pawns, pawn salients, open files, and much more.But there's a hug. A Systematic Study of Strategical Concepts Knightstalker This book was first published forty-six years ago by Simon and Schuster. The authors are I. A. Horowitz, the then editor of the now defunct "Chess Review" magazine, and Geoffrey Mott-Smith, a noted bridge expert. For thirty-six years (1933 - 1969), "Chess Review" was Amer. "Amazingly instructive chess book" according to johnnyqb. An interesting aspect of this classic book is the silliness of the concept: using a bridge-like counting system to evaluate positions. The authors attempt to add and subtract points in positional evaluation based on the presence or absence of factors like backward pawns,
About the Author Israel Albert Horowitz (often known as Al Horowitz or I. Geoffrey Mott-Smith (1902–1960) was the World's Leading Authority on Games. He won the prize for best score in the World Chess Olympics in Warsaw Poland. Point Count Chess was his last book. He also wrote books on mathematics, puzzles and lexicography. His later books include most of the "Hoyle" books that give rules of card and other games. The Mott-Smith Trophy was donated by friends in memory of Geoffrey Mott-Smith in 1961 and made retroactive to 1958 to include all the winners. Geoffrey Mott-Smith was born in 1902 in Paris, where his father was United States Consul. He previously was executive editor of the New American Webster Dictionaries and the Wonder Book Cyclopedia, editor of synonyms for the Funk and Wagnalls' dictionaries and
Geoffrey Mott-Smith (1902–1960) was the World's Leading Authority on Games. Geoffrey Mott-Smith was born in 1902 in Paris, where his father was United States Consul. He was a member of the National Lexicographic Board, of which he was vice president until 1956. He knew more intellectual games than anybody else in the world. He also wrote books on mathematics, puzzles and lexicography. He is famous for the quote, “In the realm of play, chess stands alone in dignity.” . A. H
Perhaps more than any other chess book ever, this book was greeted with calumny and ridicule when it first came out. Computer chess programs have also adopted the concepts introduced in this book. Pawn skeletons, chains, salients and other basic features of this valuable unit are compared structurally as to strengths and weaknesses. Outpost stations, wing demonstrations and a host of strategic ideas are described, appraised via the Point Count and illustrated in numerous examples from actual play. Chess coaches have found this book to be great for teaching chess to their students. Similarly at any stage of the game, there is implicit in every move a plus and minus quality. It is now highly recommended by a large number of chess coaches and trainers. When combined in series of inter-related moves – plans – their effect is to sway the course of the game. However, there has been a re-appraisal. To be sure, these differences of themselves are usually minute and carry little weight. Point Count Chess will augment the reader's und