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Book cover image of Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games by Laszlo Polgar

Authors: Laszlo Polgar, Bruce Pandolfini
ISBN-13: 9781579125547, ISBN-10: 1579125549
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: January 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Laszlo Polgar

László Polgár is a Hungarian chess teacher whose writing and strategies are respected and known worldwide. He coaches his daughters, the Polgár Sisters, who have won several world championships.

Bruce Pandolfini is perhaps the most experienced chess teacher in North America. He is the author of eighteen instructional chess books, and was portrayed by Ben Kingsley in the film Searching for Bobby Fischer.

Book Synopsis

This giant collection, finally available in paperback, features enough chess challenges to keep even the most avid player occupied for a long, long time.

The biggest book of chess problems ever published is now available in a paperback edition, featuring more than five thousand fully diagrammed problems, games, and end games for players at all levels. Chapters are organized by problem type, and each problem, combination, and game is keyed to an easy-to-follow solution at the back of the book, so users— whether they are beginners or highly accomplished players—can learn as they go. In all, this volume is a most extensive and thorough chess reference, sure to help hone skills while providing hours of fun. The more affordable paperback edition will give players at all levels reason to rejoice.

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