Chess positions for solving are as old as the game itself, and provide stimulating and beneficial exercise for chess-players. However, while there is an abundance of books on chess puzzles, and much specialist literature on studies and problems, there is an astonishing dearth of guidance for solvers. In this re-issue of a classic text, John Nunn, a top-class grandmaster who is also one of the world's finest solvers, explains the methods by which chess problems and studies are solved. The logical and creative methods advocated, while targeted at the solving of composed positions, may also help players find startling tactical solutions in their games. their games. SOLVING IN STYLE also constitutes an entertaining and insightful introduction to the world of problems and studies. There are chapters on series problems and other unorthodox stipulations, and also a discussion of specific themes such as the Novotny interference.

About the author: John Nunn is a grandmaster from England. He has won 4 individual gold medals (one of them for solving) and three team silver medals at Chess Olympiads. In the Chess World Cup 0f 1988/9, he finished sixth overall, ahead of several former World Champions. He is arguably the most highly acclaimed chess writer in the world, with 2 of his books receiving the prestigious British Chess federation Book of the Year Award. He has won the British Problem Solving Championship three times, and took the gold medal for Chess Problem Solving at the Mind Sports Olympiad. He has on several occasions been a member of the British team in the World Chess Solving Championship.