SHAMKOVICH, Leonid
The Modern Chess Sacrifice

Shamkovich, Leonid. The Modern Chess Sacrifice. B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Good. No dust jacket.

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Description

The first book to offer a detailed classification of sacrifices in the opening and middle games, with examples from actual Master play:

  • True Sacrifices
  • Sacrifice of Pursuit (and the psychology of the sacrifice)
  • Developing Sacrifice (NP Hunting and others)
  • Preventive Sacrifice (the Explosive Sacrifice, among others)
  • Retarding Sacrifice (the Pawn Wedge, the complex Sacrifice, and more)
  • Strategic Sacrifice (for example, Deformation of the Pawn Chain)
  • And more.

Additional information

Weight 0.32 kg
Title

The Modern Chess Sacrifice

Author

Shamkovich, Leonid

Publisher

London: B. T. Batsford Limited

Year

1980

Edition

First UK edition

Binding

Paperback

Condition

Good

Dust Jacket

Absent

Pages

225

Size

21.5 cm