Learn What it Takes to Win a Chess Tournament Robert M. Snyder is one of America's top chess trainers for young players and the coach of many first-place tournament players. In "Winning Chess Tournaments for Juniors, he reveals the secrets of his students' success. In addition to providing preparatory advice and tactical lessons for champions-in-training, Snyder outlines winning games of chess champions and includes profiles of individual players. "Winning Chess Tournaments for Juniors covers: Tips for training and conditioning before tournaments Tournament rules and how to make the most of them The psychology of competition Key opening and endgame strategies Exercises in pattern recognition "