Heavy Pieces in Action

Cadogan Books [Published date: 1997]. Soft cover, 160 pp. First English Translations, 1997. [Excerpt from back cover] In this stimulating and original book lakov Damsky provides the first systematic analysis of the role of the heavy pieces (queens and rooks) in chess. Each important theme is dealt with using numerous examples from grandmaster practice. Topics covered include: • The king hunt • Storming the fortress walls • Domination of the seventh rank • Moving the 'wrong' rook . . . and much more. Russian sports journalist lakov Damsky is also the author of Attack with Mikhail Tal (with Mikhail Tal) and The Art of Defence in Chess (with Lyev Polugayevsky), both of which were also translated by Ken Neat.