Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Beyond the Basics (Paperback)

From the Publisher: Increase your skill and understanding of chess with the tactics that have produced unparalleled Russian grandmasters.|Russia's dominance in modern chess was founded on a uniquely successful program of chess instruction. Now this program has been streamlined and adapted for American readers in a pair of books that will help readers develop, step by step, from total novicehood to an enjoyable and competitive recreational level.|Volume 2 goes beyond the basics to cover advanced strategy, hard-hitting openings, and classic attack and defense tactics. Both books sharpen and test your chess skills with practical, educational "chessercizes" that make your movements more muscular.|Advance in the game—and have fun doing it—using the techniques that produced a long line of Soviet champions.