Beskrivelse
Stormester John Nunn gir en bred innføring som dekker de viktigste strategiske og taktiske motivene, i tillegg til beslutningstaking og psykologiske faktorer.
Ved å gå igjennom flere av partiene til verdensmester Emanuel Lasker, gir John Nunn en bred dekning av praktiske situasjoner. Vi ser hvordan Laskers spill, som hans motstandere fant så ufattelig, var basert på logikk, ekstrem pragmatisme og en dyp forståelse av hvordan sjakkespillere tenker.
Dette er en lærebok som mange sjakkspillere kan lære av, ikke kun ferske spillere! Boken går blant annet gjennom flere temaer:
- Dekker emner som ikke vanligvis vurderes, som dronningløse midtspill og manøvrering.
- Går igjennom strategiske problemstillinger, som brikkeaktivitet, bondestruktur og løper mot springer.
- Ser på psykologiske aspekter ved sjakk, for eksempel å velge linjer som er mest ubehagelige for motstanderen
- Diskuterer hvordan man håndterer dårligere stillinger
- Forklaringer fokuserer på generelle ideer fremfor detaljert analyse
- Viser mer enn 100 av de mest lærerike eksemplene fra Laskers karriere
- Avsluttes med et utvalg av treningsleksjoner
Emanuel Lasker fra Tyskland, sjakkspiller, matematiker og filosof, holdt verdensmestertittelen i 27 år, lengre enn noen annen mester. Hans seire mot mange av historiens beste spillere var basert på en sjakkforståelse forut sin tid, og hadde en subtil men dyp innflytelse på moderne sjakk.
Fra forlagets utvalgte anmeldelser av boken (engelsk):
“One of the best releases in 2014” – Uwe Bekemann, FERNSCHACHBUND
“Lasker’s games are fun and instructive, and Nunn is a sure guide” – John Hartmann, CHESS LIFE
“An outstanding achievement… Nunn’s writing truly explores Lasker’s reasoning, explaining in concise text why both good moves and errors occur. He explains how Lasker managed and adjusted to circumstances at the board, and how we can learn from such thinking. This book is special and I give it the highest recommendation” – Ross Jackson, NEW ZEALAND CHESS
“If John Nunn was a soldier he would have been a sniper. The man is the living embodiment of cool calculation, precision and ice cold professionalism. When he has a king in his sights he always seems to be able to make the kill shot. His prose in this – like his other books – is brutally honest, highly engaging and very educational. The reader never has to look far to find the golden nuggets that may help to buy your way to a better chess game” – Carl Portman, www.carlsplanet.co.uk
“Even though Lasker’s play can seem mysterious, it didn’t stop John Nunn from producing this complete chess educational course, beautifully published by Gambit Publications” – Bab Wilders, NEDERLANDS DAGBLAD
“Now and again, amongst the hundreds of new books published, a jewel arrives. These are few and far between but John Nunn’s new publication is one of these jewels. Surprisingly, relatively little has been written on Emanuel Lasker – world champion for 27 years. This could well be explained by what commentators have said about his style which has been variously described as mystical and lucky. Lasker’s success has been very difficult to examine and describe, but Nunn’s book tackles this subject in a matter-of-fact manner and comes up with a complete answer which is well described by the heading of the second chapter – “Misunderstood Genius”. Choosing to examine the chess strategy, tactics etc. through the medium of the career of one player satisfies two objectives – one, the biographical chess career of a world champion and the other, all techniques necessary to become a proficient chess player. Nunn succeeds magnificently in achieving this. When I was involved in running a chess stall at congresses, many times I faced the question “Can you recommend a chess book that I can read?”. Now, I would not struggle to find an answer.” – Bill Frost, CHESS DEVON
“John Nunn’s Chess Course is a wonderful book. It is genuinely instructive and should conclusively prove that the old masters and their games still have a lot to offer… very much one of the books of the year” – Sean Marsh, CHESS MAGAZINE
“A very interesting chess improvement book… Nunn uses examples from many different situations to explain characteristics of a position. And he always gives alternatives and elaborates on their respective merits. Most of all he is objective and tries to treat any game of chess as a neutral battle, without prejudice. A better summary of Lasker’s pragmatic and psychological approach, as described wonderfully in John Nunn’s Chess Course, is hardly thinkable” – Arnie Moll, CHESS.COM
