Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Beyond the Basics

Rusian chess has a real dominance in modern chess. If even Fischer had to learn some tips from rusian chess school, why you not.This book Step by step incorporates estrategic concepts.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:1. The authors are Lev Alburt, three times winner of the USA championships, and two times winners and European cup. He moved to america and met a former editor of chess life magazine, Larry Parr.!!!A soviet player and anti-comunist, made together this colection. Very poetic fact!!!This book contains, nice opening approach and well commented games:The Contents i liked:1. Advanced Tactical Devices chapter 4,2. Hard hitting combination chapter 63. Practical tournament tips, chapter 124. And others two chapter about games.If you have this book, you maybe not worth the volume one, (for beginer). I purchased for both, because i am teaching, just for that, beginer player, start with the first and then this book, is almost to have a Master at home.Player over 2000 USCF, maybe know many contents inside the book, i had defeated FIDE MASTER, and found some nice theme, not much; but nice.If you are a parent or coach, buy this book for your child, you and your son will love it, reading together.Team trainer, must have this book.thanks i hope my review help you

This book is the biggest secret in chess! Ive been playing for 4 years in corr. chess with a 1650 rating.And I threw away the paper I had the title on, dug it out of the trash, after deciding to give it a try, and its the best chess book ive ever read.Why didn't somebody tell me, Because they where busy reading other books.This books deserves ratings as high in numbers of reviews as any of Silmans books.Its a perfect fit for my level of play.I will read this book again and again till I remember it in my games.And his other books as well.As im a fan of Lev Alberts way of teaching. Iwas giving a lot of thought to checking the prices of a number of chess coaches, now Ive saved that money. And without regreat.You havnt read a how to book on chess and Tactics till you've read this book.Its that good.

I thought that this book was very good overall. It included aspects from all parts of the game, game good information and example games about king and queen pawn openings, addressed a variety of tactical themes, and handled some of the basic endgame positions. Of all the areas, the endgame topics were the weakest, giving only a single example of the positions and not really diving any deeper than "do this in this case." This minor issue didn't detract from the book however. There were really no secrets however. This book is not a basic book, but it isn't intermediate either. Either a low intermidiate level or a high beginner. you need to be able to move the pieces and understand some basic chess, but nothing too extreme. 1100 rating needed. Probably not too much to offer those over 15-1600 IMO.

I have previewed this volume as I am currently deep into Volume1 (See my review of Volume 1). Promises to help my playing even more.What do you have to loose? Its only another Chess book for your soon to grow Chess Library. Enjoy your reading of both volumes.

I check it out from the local library and wanted to buy it. Its a great book to learn from and develop a strategy from. Great buy overall.

Will raise your skill level from beginner to club player in about a year! Names tactics for easy recall and provides examples from famous players.

i really love this really intuitive book of chess and its excersises i really love to know what will my opponent do in two turns

i have read, and continue to read many 'basics and beyond . . .' books -- as much for my interest in comparative teaching style in general as for my interest in improving my own chess playing / studying ability.this is, without question, the very best and most instructive book written for players above the 'very basic level' [know the rules and some tactics and some openings but come uo short on 'why?'] that i have ever encountered. explanations give insights, expand and deepen knowledge and lay bare thought-processes so that the reader can grow them for herself; problems reinforce concepts and stretch the reader into new areas of thinking.the book goes well with the two later alburt books: '300 fundamental positions' [Alburt 'Chess Training Pocket Book] and 'more fundamental positions'  Chess Training Pocket Book II: How to Spot Tactics and How Far Ahead to Calculate (No. 2)  the latter two are less instructional [in a didactic sense] and more 'practice and remember', but 'beyond the basics-secrets of the russian chess masters' is rather more like taking an excellent correspondence course in chess [or even having private lessons with a great teacher. the three books together [plus lots of recorded and analyzed play, of course] should carry the reader / player into the 2000+ rated ranks.