PRACTICAL CHESS PLAYING - Routledge Chess Handbooks (7) Seven de Edwards, Raymond (edited by P. H. Clarke) - 1984

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1984. (xiii) 133 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; previous owner's name inside. Illustrated with diagrams. The Chapters are: At the Board: The Thinking Process; On Making Mistakes; The Time Factor; Summary: How to Use Your Thinking Time Better. The Opening: Obtaining the Advantage; A Playable Middle Game; Style; The Knowledge Problem; Tournament Position; Opening Repertoire; A Choice of Openings - A Practical Example; and Summary: Hot to Play the Openings Better. The Middle Game: Simple Positions; Complex Positions; Tactical Positions; Unbalanced Positions; Balanced Positions; Positional Positions; Summary: How to Play the Middle Game Better. The Endgame: Approach to the Endgame; Importance of the Endgame; Winning Simple Positions; Winning Theoretically Drawn Games; Types of Endgames; Summary: How to Play Better Endgames. Practical Matters: Before the Game; During the Game; Adjournment; Playing for a Win or a Draw; and Summary; followed by an index.. First Soft Cover Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo.