All chessplayers have favorite studies. Here is a chance not just to add to them, but to do so from the oeuvre of a talented British composer. The book is, however, superior to 'anthologies' in that it delves beneath the composer's skin, exposing his techniques both raw and refined. Many readers will have asked themselves how studies are composed, what their states were from conception to realization. This book addresses the question It does so both with many illustrative positions showing off clear ideas that are half-way to being composed, and with other positions that are no more than sketches.

Specifications:

• Author: Roycroft
• Book Type: Large Pamphlet, 1998
• Notation: Algebraic Notation
• Pages: 50