Cover art for Times Little Book of Chess Secrets
Published
Harper Collins, December 2013
ISBN
9780007540730
Format
Softcover, 128 pages
Dimensions
15cm × 10cm × 1.2cm

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Inside this little book Raymond Keene (OBE), Britain's senior Chess Grandmaster, reveals his top tips and tactics for all day, everyday Chess success.

      Chess is the most popular mind sport in the world played regularly by over 600 million people. This book will teach you through the actual gameplay and tactics employed by world champions such as Spassky, Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov and Anand. Interspersed with the examples are informative notes on the history, culture and personalities of chess.

      Beautifully produced, The Times Little Book of Chess Secrets is a treasure in itself and makes a perfect gift for all word enthusiasts and aspiring chess players the world over.

The Times Little Book of Chess Secrets is produced in Association with The Times.

      Raymond Keene OBE is a former British champion, gold medallist in the European Championship and author of over a hundred books on chess, translated into twelve different languages, the world record. He is chess correspondent for The Times, The Sunday Times and The Australian (Sydney). His daily chess column in The Times regularly tops the polls for most readers.

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