Improve Your Chess in 7 Days

Author: Gary Lane
Publisher: BATSFORD
Paperback, 208 pages
Price: £12.99/$24.06
ISBN 9780713490503

Summary

No time to study but want to win more chess games? Improve Your Chess in 7 Days is packed with practical tips, hints on how to improve, learn from the champions and find out how to beat them - in just a week. With one short chapter for each day of the week, the book is ideal for social chess players and includes a sprinkling of chess cartoons to keep you smiling as you read:

Day 1 - So You Want to be Good?
Day 2 - Understanding the Openings
Day 3 - Strategy versus Tactics
Day 4 – Creating the Attack
Day 5 – Avoiding Blunders
Day 6 - Mastering the Ending
Day 7 – The Art of Swindling
Moving On

With comments and advice after each move, this is as clear a guide to improving your chess as you will ever need.

About the Author

Australian chess champion and Player of the Year for 2004, Gary Lane is a prolific and popular chess author. He has written over a dozen titles, including Find the Winning Move (ISBN 0713488719) and Ideas Behind Modern Chess Openings: Black (ISBN 0713489502). Gary Lane lives in Australia.

Verdict

The first question has to be can this book improve your chess within 7 days?. Yes it certainly will if you are a beginner or someone hasn't taken the game too seriously in the past. I love book slike this, they 'talk' to the reader and bring the game alive. The book features some great graphics and cartoons that fit nicely into the relaxed style of writing. A very enjoyable read.