Chess Thinking: The Visual Dictionary of Chess Moves, Rules, Strategies and Concepts (Fireside Chess Library)
Pandolfini is the author of numerous chess instruction and strategy books such as Chessersizes: New Winning Techniques for Players of All Levels (S. & S., 1991). Here, he also aims to instruct, but his approach is rather unconventional; he offers a dictionary of chess terms with related questions and answers attached to selected descriptions. The entry for Blind Swine Mate, for example, is followed by a brief explanation, a related problem illustrated by a chessboard and pieces, an analysis of the situation, and finally the answer, which also features recommended moves. David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld's more comprehensive Oxford Companion to Chess (Oxford Univ. Pr., 1984) is preferable for library reference collections, but this handy resource with over 100 questions and solutions is a good choice for circulating collections.?Will Hepfer, Buffalo Univ. Libs., N.Y.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.