Attacking Chess
Aggressive Strategies and Inside Moves from the U.S. Junior Chess Champion
$31.71
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
9 November 1995
Summary
The subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, Josh Waitzkin has long been the top-ranked player for his age in the United States and a role model for chess-playing kids everywhere. Now, for the first time, Waitzkin reveals the aggressive tactics and psychological techniques that have propelled him to the forefront of the chess world. His unique introduction to the game combines solid instruction with stories about his personal experiences that capture all the excitem…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780684802503 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0684802503 |
| Author: | Josh Waitzkin |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Touchstone |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 9 November 1995 |
| Weight: | 259g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 140mm x 216mm |
| Series: | Fireside Chess Library |
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Critics Review
Garry Kasparov World Champion Of Chess This book will help you enter the exciting world of the black and white jungle….Josh is not only a very good chess player but has learned from his father how to explain his ideas and feelings for the game….He has produced a lovely work.
Josh Waitzkin
Josh Waitzkin, an eight-time National Chess Champion in his youth, was the subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer. At eighteen, he published his first book, Josh Waitzkin’s Attacking Chess. Since the age of twenty, he has developed and been spokesperson for Chessmaster, the largest computer chess program in the world. Now a martial arts champion, he holds a combined twenty-one National Championship titles in addition to several World Championship titles. When not traveling the country giving seminars and keynote presentations, he lives and trains in New York City.
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