The King Hunt

For Sale is The King-Hunt by John Nunn and William Cozens is a collection devoted specifically to one of the most exciting aspects of attacking chess: the pursuit of the exposed king. This 1996 Batsford edition is an updated version of William Cozens's original *The King-Hunt*, first published in 1970. Nunn converted the original games to algebraic notation and added new material.The book contains 55 annotated games, spanning more than 150 years of chess history, from 1844 through 1995. The selection includes spectacular attacking games featuring such famous players as Morphy, Fischer, Tal and Kasparov, as well as many earlier and lesser-known examples of successful king hunts.Rather than simply presenting combinations, the book examines the methods used to drive the opposing king from the safety of its normal shelter and pursue it across the board. The games illustrate sacrifices, checks, mating attacks, restriction of escape squares and the calculation required to bring a king hunt to a successful conclusion.This is an especially enjoyable book for players who want to **improve their attacking instincts and tactical vision** while studying memorable games. It combines historical examples with practical attacking ideas and is particularly well suited to players at the intermediate level and above.A classic attacking-chess collection and an excellent addition to a library of books on tactics, attacking play, brilliant games and the history of chess.

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