How to Play Dynamic Chess by Valeri Beim

How to Play Dynamic Chess by Valeri Beim

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How to Play Dynamic Chess by Valeri Beim


Chess is fundamentally a dynamic game. Each move changes the situation and the possibilities for both sides. No piece is ever identically as valuable as any other, and their scope changes from move to move. The current generation of supergrandmasters plays unrelentingly dynamic chess, but a great deal of chess literature still deals with chess as if it were a predominantly static game. Much traditional chess teaching is based around rules of thumb that might work well 'on average' or in 'typical' situations, but these rules may not equip players for the specific and sometimes exceptional situations that they face in their games. In this book, Valeri Beim explains how to factor in dynamic considerations, and weigh initiative and time against material and other static factors. Topics include: dynamics, development, the king as a target, breakthrough, and the initiative.

Valeri Beim, an Austrian grandmaster, lives in the United States. He has won many events and currently competes in the Austrian and German divisions. He was the head trainer of the Odessa Chess School for many years, as well as the Israeli Olympiad team's coach.

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ISBN 13 9781904600152
ISBN 10 1904600158
Title How to Play Dynamic Chess
Author Valeri Beim
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Gambit Publications Ltd
Year published 2004-07-26
Number of pages 176
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.