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The Art of Chess: The Power of Chess Tactics (Vol. 1) - Lev Aptekar
Paperback, 151 pages
The four volume chess saga 'The Art of Chess' will introduce the reader to the best achievements of many generations of great chess players scattered throughout chess history. Each volume is a unique exhibition gallery where the reader can see beautiful pictures on display and, like all forms of art, it engages emotions of appreciation and admiration. Chess mastery is at its essence an artistic undertaking, but any artist who can create without absorbing and using, in some form, the ideas of others is rare - if such an artist exists at all. Chess art is created using the tactical elements and strategic methods that comprise the raw material of a chess game. These creative ideas combined with inspiration and imagination will guide the player in the heat of chess battles.
This volume introduces to the reader the tactical elements which were strong weaponry in the hands of the masters from the past and still have the same strong powers in the hands of the world's best players today. Remarkably, positions from some games have reappeared 150 years later and bear witness to the agelessness of chess. Some combinations are conducted in the same part of the chess board with mostly the same pieces participating; others are characterised by the same initial moves. The reader will enjoy the beauty of these masterpieces of chess art and appreciate the fine work of their creators.
