Winning at Blitz - Genrikh Chepukaitis

Winning at Blitz: A Fun Guide to Blitz Chess
by Genrikh Chepukaitis

Genrikh Chepukaitis, the blitz legendwho won St. Petersburg and Moscow blitzchampionships numerous times, oftenoutpaced Tal, Korchnoi, and Petrosian.One of the strongest blitz players in theworld, Genrikh articulated his philosophyon chess with one clever phrase: theresno need for you to play welljust makesure your opponent plays poorly! Hisbook will teach you how to act when yourclock is ticking, catch your opponents offguard, put them in serious time trouble,and make them blunder. G. Sosonko,the renown grandmaster and chesswriter, kicks off the book with his ownfascinating account of Chepukaitis chesscareer. This book will be particularlyinteresting for those looking to improvetheir speed chess.

Genrikh Chepukaitis is an excellent strategist and brillianttactician. He has been able to win numerous major blitztournaments because he effectively seeks out complicatedpositions, which throws many of his opponents, who areused to more conventional play, for a loop.
David Bronstein

Genrikh Chepukaitis is a true master at blitz.
Alexander Khalifman

Paperback, 110 pages, Russian Chess House