Description
Vladimir Popov is a distinguished Russian chess coach who has guided his two most celebrated pupils, the Kosintseva sisters, into the Top 10 of women’s chess. In Chess Lessons Popov shares his secrets of chess improvement. Chess is of course a complex game, but Popov has the ability as a coach and author to offer clear principles to help the reader achieve a deeper understanding of chess. Popov also offers many instructive and entertaining chess exercises for the reader to solve. Working through the many examples in each chapter will provide the reader with a good understanding of the topic at hand, and the end of chapter problems will likely present a challenging test for most readers. I would suggest that this book is especially suitable for players roughly in the 1600 elo to 2100 range, although I suspect that higher rated players will benefit as well, touching up their weak spots. Softback, 256 pages. Dimensions 167.64 x 236.22 x 15.24mm, 444g.
