The 21st Century Edition of Spielmann's Classic Work
Austrian Grandmaster Rudolf Spielmann's The Art of Sacrifice in Chess first appeared in the mid-1930s. It was immediately recognized as a classic, a masterpiece that examined the nature of chess sacrifices.
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"The beauty of a game of chess is usually appraised, and with good reason, according to the sacrifices it contains. On principle we incline to rate a sacrificial game more highly than a positional game. Instinctively we place the moral value above the scientific. We honor Capablanca,...
Grandmaster shows how to win games by giving up pieces. Describes games against R?ti, Tarrasch, and other masters. Introduction. 91 diagrams.
"Tactics," said a famous chessmaster, "is 99% of chess." It follows that the most effective way to increase your playing strength is to master the tactical aspect of chess.
But there's a knack to playing sacrifices and combinations A few of us are born with this knack,...