101 Chess Questions Answered

Steve Giddins

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Steve Giddins offers some down-to-earth answers to questions often asked about chess playing and improvement, including some that have rarely been addressed so directly in chess literature. These include how to choose a chess club, tournament preparation and using computers as well as advice on the strategy and tactics of chess playing. The answers provide insights gleaned from many years of experience and discussions with players and trainers of the highest level. Throughout, the ideas are backed up with examples from practical play and thought-provoking quotes from the great chess legends, thinkers and writers.

Subjects covered include:
* Playing Chess in General
* The Opening
* Tactics and Combinations
* Planning and Strategy
* Positional Play
* The Endgame
* Competitive Play
* Training and Computers

Steve Giddins is a FIDE Master from England who has frequently contributed to the British Chess Magazine and the ChessBase website. He has gained a reputation as a writer who provides useful, no-nonsense advice on topics of genuine practical importance, drawing especially upon his familiarity with Russian chess literature and training methods.

Published 2008, softback, 127 pages.