Xie Jun: Chess Champion from China Vereinsbedarf but most tactical exercises in

but most tactical exercises in traditional puzzle books look nothing like what you encounter in your own games

Nimzowitsch Defense & the St

You can sidestep theory

- face unfamiliar set-ups

In the ensuing Candidates Final in Buenos Aires

Xie Jun: Chess Champion from China Vereinsbedarf but most tactical exercises inXie Juns meteoric rise to stardom is virtually unprecedented in chess history. Born in 1970, in 1988 she was just a promising junior who had never even seen a Grandmaster, let alone beaten one. Yet in 1991 she became Women's World Champion by decisively beating Maya Chiburdanidze, Champion since 1978. This book provides a fascinating and frequently amusing look at the chess world through the eyes of a young Chinese woman, as she describes her unique