Superior introduction to most demanding part of chess. Illustrated by well-chosen excerpts from master play, including games by Alekhine, Capablanca, Lasker, Reshevsky, Botvinnik, Marshall, Pillsbury,
A short history of the ballet and a review of Balanchine's own career as ballet master and choreographer accompany the stories of more than four hundred ballets
Written by a world-famous chess teacher, this?excellent introduction to the principles of chess endings clearly explains the importance of tempo, the rule of the triangle, and?the idea of related squa