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Experts agree that regularly solving tactical exercises is a vital
component of chess training. However, it's also widely acknowledged
that there is one major drawback to traditional chess puzzles -
students know for sure that there is a genuine tactic in the
position waiting to be found, whereas during a real game there is
no such guarantee! In this workbook, Volker Schleputz and
Grandmaster John Emms offer a unique framework to practise chess
tactics independent of themes, difficulty and - most crucially -
even the definite existence of an actual tactic in a given
position. Analysing carefully selected games, from beginner through
to club and tournament level, the reader assumes the role of a
tactics detective, searching for mistakes and missed opportunities
by both sides without the help of a chess engine. ------ Are you
making the most of your chess talent? Do you always perform to the
best of your ability? Do your results match up with your
understanding of the game? If the answer to any of these questions
is 'no' then read on!In The Survival Guide to Competitive Chess,
Grandmaster and experienced tournament player John Emms reveals the
secrets of how to maximize your potential and improve your results.
Drawing upon his own over-the-board experiences, Emms tackles the
all-important aspects of practical play: concentration and
behaviour at the chessboard; playing for a win or a draw; winning
good positions and saving difficult ones; handling time trouble;
avoiding silly mistakes; understanding your strengths and
weaknesses; building an opening repertoire; using chess computers
and software; preparing for opponents; understanding and utilizing
the finer points of the rules; and much more besides. Read this
book and play every game with the confidence that you really can
give it your best shot.
Ideal for those wanting to understand the basics of Benoni Systems.
This book is a study of all the crucial Benoni systems apart from
the Modern Benoni. It presents diverse and practical options
against the queen's pawn opening for dynamic, tactical players and
solid, positional players alike. Included are such daring defenses
as the controversial Blumenfeld Counter-Gambit and the Benko
Gambit, a favorite with uncompromising Grandmasters such as Veselin
Topalov and Vassily Ivanchuk. On the other hand, Black also has the
opportunity to adopt solid, respectable defenses such as the Czech
Benoni and the Schmid Benoni. Whether Black likes to sacrifice and
take the initiative, or whether he prefers to play in a more
restrained manner, there is something here for all types of
players.
In this user-friendly book, opening theoreticians Alexander Raetsky
and Maxim Chetverik go back to basics, studying the fundamental
principles of the Benoni Systems and its many variations.
Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, and
warnings to help improving players, while key strategies, ideas,
and tactics for both sides are clearly illustrated.
User-friendly design to help readers absorb ideas
Concentrates on the key principles of Benoni systems
Ideal for improving players
The Najdorf is that very rare thing - an opening for Black that is
highly aggressive but is also recognised as being objectively
sound. In this book, FIDE Master John Doknjas and National Master
Joshua Doknjas navigate through the main lines of the Najdorf and
provide the reader with well-researched, fresh, and innovative
analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons on how to play
the opening, and contains instructive commentary on typical
middle-game plans. With thorough variations and explanations on
pawn structures and piece placement, this book provides insight to
both strong masters and less experienced players alike. ----- The
format is ideal for the chessplayer keen to improve their game.
While reading you are continually challenged to answer probing
questions - a method that greatly encourages the learning and
practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional
assimilation of chess knowledge. Carefully selected questions and
answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to
monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to
study chess while providing the best possible chance to retain what
has been learnt.
Chess Secrets is a series of books which uncover the mysteries of
the most important aspects of chess, such as strategy, attack,
defence, opening play, endgames, off-board preparation and mental
attitude. In each book the author chooses and deeply studies a
number of great players who have excelled in such aspects of the
game, greatly influenced their peers and inspired all of us. -----
In Giants of Innovation, Craig Pritchett selects five chess legends
whose play exemplifies outstandingly innovative attributes. Wilhelm
Steinitz established the essential ground-rules for modern
positional chess. Emanuel Lasker pioneered a new kind of total
all-out battling chess. Mikhail Botvinnik taught us how to prepare
and successfully play an entire range of complex modern opening
systems. Viktor Korchnoi set particularly high standards in the art
of defence and counter-attack. Vassily Ivanchuk, a modern byword
for ingenuity and surprise, excels by constant creation. ----- n
Great Chess Romantics, Craig Pritchett selects five players, whose
chess artistry expresses a deeply personal commitment to the
discovery and revelation of great new truths and beauty on the
chessboard. Anderssen defined romanticism's inherently dramatic and
correct combinational core. Chigorin championed this essence in
splendid opposition to an emerging new classical consensus. Reti
revealed the extraordinary power of new flank openings. Larsen
confounded the overly sober, scientific Soviet schoolI at
innumerable turns. In the computer age, Morozevich constantly
discovers new depths to chess, while simply oozing exquisite
strokes in his best games.
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