American Grandmaster Andrew Soltis is unique among chess authors. Despite writing for close to 40 years he has yet to run out of topics. All of his non-opening books continue to stand up well – even those from the 1970s. His latest book, STUDYING CHESS MADE EASY is no exception.
Most instructional books offer reams of opening analysis, pages and pages of middle or endgame positions or hundreds of tactical positions to solve. STUDYING CHESS MADE EASY averages less than a diagram a page and offers few concrete variations but is likely to help many amateur players significantly improve their game. What STUDYING CHESS MADE EASY offers are concrete suggestions on how to study chess. Most players want to improve and are willing to work at it, but don’t know where to start. This is where Soltis’s latest effort comes in.
* Among the subjects addressed in STUDYING CHESS MADE EASY are:
* Why you can’t study chess the same way you study school subjects
* How to acquire the most important knowledge: intuition
* The role of memorizing (it’s not a bad thing, despite what people say)
* How to get the most out of playing over a master’s game
* Adopting a chess hero as a means of learning
* How great players study
* Computers as a study tool
* How to train someone else
STUDYING CHESS MADE EASY is highly recommended for mid-level club competitors (1600) on up to Master (2200), with some material of interest even for stronger players.
