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  • Science of Strategy (Chess Classics)

Science of Strategy (Chess Classics) Paperback – June 7, 2019

by Alexander Kotov (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars (27)
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Chess is a strategically deep game and it is no surprise that players often struggle to find the right strategy over the board. Computers may be able to show a good move in a position, but they can’t explain how it should fit into an overall plan.

In The Science of Strategy, Alexander Kotov takes a methodical approach to this mysterious subject, breaking it down into clear themes. He starts with the crucial role of the pawn in chess, before systematically discussing a series of key strategic elements to complete the overall picture. Finally, building on what has gone before, one of the most difficult aspects of chess is discussed: the ability to evaluate a position and conceive a plan on the basis of this evaluation.

Kotov’s clear and methodical style makes this book an ideal guide to chess strategy. He describes the chess in words rather than relying overmuch on variations, and illustrates his ideas in insightfully annotated positional games, with the likes of Alekhine, Botvinnik and Karpov featuring heavily.
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    240 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Quality Chess UK Ltd
  4. Publication date
    June 7, 2019
  5. Dimensions
    6.61 x 0.6 x 9.55 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1784830798
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1784830793
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About the Author

Alexander Kotov was a formidable grandmaster of the Soviet school. He was the 1948 Soviet Champion (jointly with Bronstein), and a member of the USSR gold-medal-winning team at the 1952 and 1954 Olympiads. He is also renowned as a chess author, most famously for Think Like a Grandmaster.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quality Chess UK Ltd
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 7, 2019
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Annotated
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1784830798
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1784830793
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.02 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.61 x 0.6 x 9.55 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,301,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars (27)

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  • Billy-Bob
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very similar style to Kotov's Think/Play like a GM
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019
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    This book is written in a very similar style to his earlier works Think/Play like a Grandmaster. It's a pity that this book was not translated and published back during the late 1970s/early 1980s. This book is a much better tribute to Kotov than his last book, "Train like a Grandmaster." Even though this book was originally written back during the late 1970s, it has a lot of lessons that are still relevant today. Anyone who works through this book should see their ratings improve.
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  • Burkhard A. Meier
    5.0 out of 5 stars Chess is the only thing the Russians got right
    Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2023
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Yet another bolshevist chess book published in England. Those trained chess players were very good. I especially do enjoy the publisher's foreword.
    Personally, I feel that pre-soviet russian Alekhine understood the inner meanings of chess the Best!
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  • Elijah Logozar
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the more analytic classics
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2019
    Format: Paperback
    "The Science of Strategy" is an excellent addition to the "Chess Classics" series. I like how analytic Kotov is relative to many of the other classics. Kotov attempts to deconstruct various elements of chess planning (starting with pawn structure) and explain them analytically. It's not unusual for him to spend multiple paragraphs of text deconstructing a pawn structure. The analytic introductions are to themes and pawn structures are followed up by relevant annotated games. This book is well structured and the game annotations are very instructive. There are some errors in analysis, but that doesn't make this useless to study. Kotov's long-term ideas are generally correct, even if he got the implementation incorrect. This generation of GMs is able to play with a higher degree of accuracy because they built on the ideas of previous generations. Let's not forget that Kasparov and Fischer took the classics very seriously, as do many top players today. Turn on your engine if you insist on looking for improvements, but first learn from Kotov's annotations. Another possible flaw is that sometimes a position is declared equal and some moves later Kotov claims that one side is better without explaining where the mistakes were. This sort of book is not the best for absolute objective evaluations about where all of the mistakes were, but it does a reasonable job for it's time. The primary value is in the positional ideas and analytic explanation, I can forgive this style and use a computer to help know where the objective errors were if I need to. It's worth mentioning that there is some overlap between this book and "Think like a Grandmaster", especially in the annotated games at the end, but the majority of the book is fresh content. Highly recommended.
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  • Frodo55
    1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated
    Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2019
    Format: Paperback
    I now realize, who cares what Kotov said in the 60’s? He wasn’t even that strong. This book is a money grab with outdated analysis way before the computer age. Waste of money.
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  • Javier
    5.0 out of 5 stars Libro muy bueno
    Reviewed in Spain on April 3, 2021
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Libro perfecto para temas de estrategia. Muy buenas explicaciones y recomendable para jugadores de club.
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