JON SPEELMAN'S CHESS PUZZLE BOOK (Jon Speelman)
144
pages (210 mm by 145 mm).
£10.99/$19.95/€17,30
Jon Speelman is one of the most successful British
chess-players of all time, and is renowned for the creativity of his play and
his remarkable calculating ability. He is also an extremely experienced writer
and chess coach. His personal selection of chess puzzles will infuriate,
entertain, test and instruct chess-players of all levels.
Themed sections include:
* Finger Exercises
*
Stalemate
* The Skewer
* The Pin
* Pawn Promotion
* Line
Opening and Closing
* Loose Pieces
* Mating Attacks
* The Back Rank
* Knight Forks
Grandmaster Jon Speelman is a world-championship
candidates semi-finalist, and has been one of the mainstays of the England team
for a quarter of a century, including the period during which the team won
silver medals three times at chess Olympiads. He is an extremely respected
writer, especially noted for his ground-breaking work on endgame topics. This
is his first book for Gambit.
Download a pdf file with a
sample from the book.
"A very handy selection of tactical puzzles from a true
connoisseur. A highly recommended example of the genre, useful for honing
tactical skills and for sharpening up before an event. Also ideal for journeys,
traffic jams, waiting rooms..." - Phil Adams,
3Cs website
"Speelman is a tremendously creative grandmaster and the
puzzles in the book support that fact." - Carl Portman, Defence
Focus
"I find that books like this can be very useful as a means
of sharpening up your tactical awareness in preparation for a quick play
tournament, or as a way of fighting boredom on a long train journey" - Alan
Sutton, En Passant
"If you should fall victim to chess-fatigue, take this book
in your hand and do the puzzles, and you will get a fresh appetite for
chess-playing!" - Martin Rieger, www.freechess.info
"This is a traditional puzzle book except for the fact that
it is written by Jon Speelman, who is of course one of the most remarkably
creative and imaginative chessplayers around. The level of difficulty is quite
wide, from the simple/well-known to the highly original/diabolical. ... A most
enjoyable selection." - John Saunders, BCM
"...a bright and breezy read, ideal for a quick feel-good
solving session to warm up before your next game" - Sean Marsh,
marshtowers.blogspot.com
"One of the most exciting puzzle books that I ever had in my
hands!" - John Elburg, chessbooks.nl
"The book is a tactical delight. Speelman's entertaining
selection of game fragments and compositions ranges from simple tactical themes
to chess wizardry and can be enjoyed by beginners as well as tournament
players." - GM Lubomir Kavalek, Washington Post
"Speelman has organized the material in each chapter so that
the student builds on previous knowledge with each quiz position coming with a
hint. At the back of the book there are helpful explanations of the solutions.
Jon Speelman's Chess Puzzle Book is written by someone who has mastered
the game and spent a lot of time passing on this knowledge." - IM John
Donaldson, www.jeremysilman.com |
