Chess Strategy Workbook: A Blueprint for Developing the Best Plan - Paperback

by Todd Bardwick (Author)

Chess Strategy Workbook teaches you to be observant and take your time to discover the clues in chess positions, introducing many of the strategies used by chess masters in a way that is fun and easy to understand.Learn how to use the different types of chess advantages (king safety, material, piece activity, and pawn structure) to correctly evaluate the position in order to select the best move. Basic strategies for the opening, middlegame, and endgame are covered in detail as well as pitfalls to avoid and how to think during the game.Two hundred problems with a comprehensive answer key are given at two skill levels: Basset Hound (novice to intermediate) and Chess Detective (intermediate to advanced).

Author Biography

Todd Bardwick is a National Chess Master and one of the most experienced chess teachers in the United States having taught chess full-time for over 25 years. He has taught over 10, 000 chess classes with some of his students having become state and national scholastic chess champions. He is a five-time Denver Chess Champion, runs the Chess Academy of Denver, and founded the Rocky Mountain Chess Camp - the oldest children's chess camp in the nation. Todd wrote the chess column for the Rocky Mountain News from 1993-2009 and is nationally know as "The Chess Detective" through his column in the United States Chess Federation's publication, Chess Life for Kids (2002-present). His best-selling books, Teaching Chess in the 21st Century, Chess Workbook for Children, and Chess Strategy Workbook, are published in four languages and are sold thoughout the world.