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description: A Gambit Classic A much-expanded new edition of 101 Brilliant Chess MiniaturesIn this tremendously instructive and entertaining work John Nunn selects 125 of the finest short decisive grandmaster games of the modern era.For a grandmaster to lose a game in 25 moves or fewer takes something special and club players can learn a great deal from studying these miniatures. Each of these games is a true battle with the result often in doubt until near the very end of the struggle.Nunn identifies the most common causes of the errors that lead to the losers demise and how one can seek to take dramatic advantage of the opponents risky or faulty play. In his thought-provoking extended introduction he explains that in many cases the problem was of a psychological often the loser fails to accept that events have not unfolded according to plan and as a consequence steers into the reefs when there was still time to head for safer waters.John Nunn is a grandmaster from England. He has won four individual gold medals and three team silver medals at Chess Olympiads. In the Chess World Cup of 1988/9 he finished sixth overall ahead of several former World Champions. He is arguably the most highly acclaimed chess writer in the world  he has twice won the prestigious British Chess Federation Book of the Year Award. In 2004 he won the World Chess Solving Championship ahead of many former champions. He has written numerous books for Gambit including Learn Chess Tactics and the best-selling Understanding Chess Move by Move .Each of the games is recent and they are played by strong grandmasters. Very instructive. - Paul Dunn Australasian Chessthe bite size of the games as well as [Nunns] well-known and respected writing style make this a great read. One of the big pluses of this book is the layout. After most of the important moments of the game there is a well placed diagram which makes it easy to read even without a chessboard. - Michael Stevenson New Zealand Chessartfully aims to light a spark in the mind of the reader ... a book not just to buy and flick through but to buy with the intention to read from cover to cover. As with any literary gem to skip any page is to do an injustice not only to the author but also to oneself for having had the good sense of buying it in the first place. - John Lee Shaw ChessGatewayboth entertaining and instructional though the former aspect by far outweighs the latter. We can take delight in seeing others brought down to earth so abruptly and we can hopefully learn from their mistakes and avoid repeating them in our own games. Oh if only!! - Alan Sutton En PassantWhoever appreciates a very good games collection and puts a high value on deep analysis will be well served with this book. Well worth buying - Martin Rieger FreeChessThe book is intended to entertain as well as educate and there are enough diagrams (in most cases three or four per page) to make it possible to read without recourse to a chessboard. - John Saunders British Chess Magazineinstructive and great fun - Thomas Machatzke Ldenscheider NachrichtenNot only have new games been added but the previous material has been updated and analyzed at a greater depth than in the previous edition. Also an introduction has been added that contains several additional games. ... The annotations are diligent instructive and deep and there are plenty of diagrams per game. - Mark Donlan Chess Horizons
language: English
title: Grandmaster Secrets: Winning Quickly at Chess
publisher: Gambit Publications