Chess: the mechanics of the mind

Helmut Pfleger was born in Teplice-Sanov in Czechoslovakia. Awarded the IM title in 1965 and the GM title in 1975, he was West German Champion in 1965 and has represented Germany in some six Olympiads 1964 - 1982. His best tournament results include 1st= at Polanica Zdroj 1971, 1st at Lorenco Marques 1973, 1st= at Montilla Moriles 1973 and 2nd at Manila 1975. CONTENTS: 1. The Mechanics of Chess thinking 2. When the brain goes on strike. 3. The right way to learn an opening. 4. Signposts in the middlegame 5. Who's afraid of Endings? 6. The character and style of Kasparov and Karpov.