num_pages: 160
description: In the chess world there are the fewthe dedicated competitive expertsand the many the millions of social players who are totally unaware of chess theory. Now theres a quick and easy way to bridge the gap. In just one week the unschooled player will gain access to the principles that guide the masters: On the first day the basic concepts of strategy and tactics are introduced. On the second the reader learns some of the more popular openings and the ideas behind them. And so on until by the seventh day the rapidly advancing student will be able to pull off sophisticated swindles! Illustrated with sidesplitting cartoons its a quick entertaining and extraordinarily direct road to chess mastery.
language: English
title: Improve Your Chess in 7 Days
publisher: Batsford