Chess players sometimes wonder if they have what it takes to become a chess master. International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis answers their questions: How much talent does it take, what do you need to know, how much do you have to practice, which tournaments do you enter, and who do you have to beat? He offers detailed advice, practical exercises, and test games to make any player more competitive and help rising stars join the elite ranks of chess.
Andrew Soltis is an International Grandmaster and popular chess writer. He's the chess correspondent for theNew York Postand author of many books, includingThe Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess,Transpo Tricks in Chess, andHow to Choose a Chess Move.
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