{"product_id":"why-you-lose-at-chess-paperback-1","title":"Why You Lose at Chess - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFred Reinfeld\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE WAY TO BETTER CHESS! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy You Lose at Chess is vintage Reinfeld. He pulls no punches, showing the reader why he or she loses chess games. This is quite a remarkable feat when you think about it, because he never saw any of the games the vast majority of his readers played. But Fred knew the thinking that lurks behind poor chess decisions, and he let us all know what is wrong or irrelevant or misguided about the types of moves he witnessed far too often. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with a chapter on self-appraisal, he links a lack of understanding of your own personality with erroneous choices of moves and plans in a chess game. He goes on to delve into playing blindly (with no idea what you are actually doing) or by rote (memorization vs. understanding). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA couple of technical mistakes he points out include a lack of understanding of the tremendous importance controlling the center makes as well as knowing what features in a position should be present in order for an attack to be likely to work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong other observations, he gets on amateur players for being easily bored, impatient, lazy, and stubborn. And all of this comes with lucid examples from master play that back up his contentions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll in all, this is an outstanding treatment of a subject players generally do not pay enough attention to. It has the potential to open anyone's eyes to what playing strong chess can be like. Let Fred Reinfeld show you the way to better chess...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769863110944,"sku":"9781941270264","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f43a73a936a892efe92edb3b51e99e58.webp?v=1780358539","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/why-you-lose-at-chess-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}