Practical Chess Beauty

Yochanan Afek, one of the world's greatest ever study composers, shares his finest creations from the original Practical Chess Beauty along with thirty of his more recent chess compositions, all selected for their relevance to the practical player. Uncover the magic to improve your own play, or simply enjoy some of the most stunning chess moves ever conceived.

Yochanan Afek is an over-the-board IM from Israel who holds titles in almost every area of chess, including Grandmaster of Chess Composition. In a long and celebrated chess career, Afek has been a composer and a solver, an arbiter and a tournament organizer, as well as a player, trainer and author.