{"id":4491,"date":"2026-07-02T21:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T21:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/?p=4491"},"modified":"2026-07-02T22:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:00:28","slug":"book-review-rock-solid-chess-volume-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/book-review-rock-solid-chess-volume-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Rock Solid Chess 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"max-width:820px;margin:0 auto 32px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #e7e4df;border-left:5px solid #b14237;border-radius:8px;box-shadow:0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);overflow:hidden;\">\n  <div style=\"padding:24px 28px;\">\n    <!-- Semantic Heading for AI Scrapers -->\n    <h3 style=\"font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:700;color:#1c1c1c;line-height:1.3;margin:0 0 12px 0;padding:0;letter-spacing:-0.3px;\">\n      What is the core focus of Rock Solid Chess: Volume 3?\n    <\/h3>\n    \n    <!-- High-Density Answer Capsule -->\n    <p style=\"font-size:1.08rem;color:#333;line-height:1.6;margin:0;padding:0;\">\n      <strong>Rock Solid Chess: Volume 3<\/strong>, authored by Sergey Tiviakov and Yulia Gokbulut (published by New in Chess), focuses on deep-dive positional strategy, transition mechanics, and practical endgame conversions. Unlike traditional tactic books, Volume 3 emphasizes concrete strategic schemas derived from master-level games, offering clear criteria for decision-making in complex middlegames.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Book Review of Rock Solid Chess: Volume 3<\/strong> <\/em>by GM Sergei Tiviakov and WFM Yulia G\u00f6kbulut<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f7f4f0;border-left:4px solid #d9534f;border-radius:4px;padding:20px 24px;margin:0 0 28px;font-size:1.35rem;line-height:1.7;color:#2a2a2a;\">\n  <em>\u201cI don&#8217;t want to win by forcing; I want to win by strategy.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Viktor Korchnoi.\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the third book of the <em>Rock Solid Chess<\/em> series co-authored by GM Sergei Tiviakov and WFM Yulia G\u00f6kbulut. The two previous volumes were well-received and the<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/rock-solid-chess\">first volume<\/a> <\/em>won the Yuri Averbakh\/Isaac Boleslavsky award in 2023. 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He is well-known for his solid style, as confirmed by his run of 110 consecutive tournament games without loss at classical time controls during 2004 &#8211; 2005.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/sample\/rock-solid-chess-volume3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1542\" height=\"1356\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4502\" style=\"width:741px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Table of Contents above shows, this book deals with practical strategic concepts. The authors describe the new volume as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#fff8e8;border-left:4px solid #e0a800;border-radius:4px;padding:18px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;font-size:1.35rem;line-height:1.7;color:#4a4128;\">\n\n<strong style=\"color:#7a5b00;\">Tiviakov says:<\/strong> <em>\u201cI explain how to develop intuition, how to reason correctly and what principles and methods to use to find a good move; I share practical and psychological secrets of a professional grandmaster. After reading it, you will learn how to avoid superficial play, act strongly at the chessboard, avoid time trouble and put your opponent in a difficult position.\u201d<\/em>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These topics are often not well-covered in books on strategy, but a mastery of the topics is very beneficial for tournament games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book\u2019s format also follows the previous volumes. In this book, the material is covered in 11 chapters using 118 illustrative games that are written in a question-and-answer format. While the games of many different players are used in the examples, Tiviakov also includes a range of his own games, including losses. These games are very useful for readers to get a clear insight into his thinking in critical positions and how he coped with the situations under the relentless time constraints in a tournament game. Tiviakov is honest when discussing his own games and doesn\u2019t shy away from self-criticism when it\u2019s appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The role of intuition is a major theme throughout the book. Intuition has played an important role in the games of many elite players, including two world champions with very different styles, Capablanca and Tal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- ========== 3. WHAT'S COVERED BOX (tinted box + bullets) ========== -->\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f5;border:1px solid #e6e9e7;border-radius:10px;padding:20px 24px;margin:0 0 28px;\">\n  <div style=\"font-size:1.30rem;font-weight:700;color:#1c1c1c;margin-bottom:12px;\">Tiviakov states that the three common situations where intuition is needed are:\n<\/div>\n  <ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:1.25em;line-height:1.7;color:#444;font-size:1.20rem;\">\n    <li>When searching for a move in highly complicated and irrational positions<\/li>\n    <li>When in time trouble<\/li>\n    <li>When guessing the opponent\u2019s reaction and likely actions, for example in response to a clearly inferior move on our part.<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6ad073b55c065-1\" class=\"rpbchessboard-chessgame\">\n    <noscript>\n        <div class=\"rpbchessboard-javascriptWarning\">\n            You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.        <\/div>\n    <\/noscript>\n    <div class=\"rpbchessboard-chessgameAnchor\"><\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6ad073b55c065-1\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessgameAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderPGN($(selector), {\"pgn\":\"[Event \\\"Linares 13th\\\"]\\n[Site \\\"Linares\\\"]\\n[Date \\\"1995.03.13\\\"]\\n[Round \\\"10\\\"]\\n[White \\\"Khalifman, Alexander\\\"]\\n[Black \\\"Tiviakov, Sergei\\\"]\\n[Result \\\"1-0\\\"]\\n[ECO \\\"A29\\\"]\\n[WhiteElo \\\"2635\\\"]\\n[BlackElo \\\"2625\\\"]\\n[WhiteFideId \\\"-1\\\"]\\n[BlackFideId \\\"-1\\\"]\\n[PlyCount \\\"147\\\"]\\n[GameId \\\"2235863547884386\\\"]\\n[EventDate \\\"1995.03.01\\\"]\\n[EventType \\\"tourn\\\"]\\n[EventRounds \\\"13\\\"]\\n[EventCountry \\\"ESP\\\"]\\n[EventCategory \\\"17\\\"]\\n[SourceTitle \\\"CBM 046\\\"]\\n[Source \\\"ChessBase\\\"]\\n[SourceDate \\\"1995.06.01\\\"]\\n[SourceVersion \\\"1\\\"]\\n[SourceVersionDate \\\"1995.06.01\\\"]\\n[SourceQuality \\\"1\\\"]\\n\\n1. c4 e5 2. 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He writes about his choice on the 10<sup>th<\/sup> move of his game against Alexander Khalifman above:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#fff8e8;border-left:4px solid #e0a800;border-radius:4px;padding:18px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;font-size:1.35rem;line-height:1.7;color:#4a4128;\">\n\n<strong style=\"color:#7a5b00;\">Tiviakov says:<\/strong> <em>\u201cDuring the game my intuition was silent and did not tell me anything. But it could have whispered in my ear: \u2018Sergei, you need to bail out of this position.\u2019 I myself did not sense the danger and did not play for defence, being confident that I could continue the fight for a win, and so I made the move 10\u2026Bf5?.\u201d<\/em>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He went on to lose a long game in 74 moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As expected, the annotations to the games make extensive use of strong chess engines, but this is balanced by excellent verbal commentary like the above example. Another useful feature is the section at the end of each chapter where the authors recommend other books to consult that complement the discussion. In addition, many guidelines (called <em>\u201cPoints to Note\u201d <\/em>in the book) are given to help readers absorb the material. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- ========== 3. WHAT'S COVERED BOX (tinted box + bullets) ========== -->\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f5;border:1px solid #e6e9e7;border-radius:10px;padding:20px 24px;margin:0 0 28px;\">\n  <div style=\"font-size:1.30rem;font-weight:700;color:#1c1c1c;margin-bottom:12px;\">Here are three examples:\n<\/div>\n  <ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:1.25em;line-height:1.7;color:#444;font-size:1.20rem;\">\n    <li><strong>Candidate moves:<\/strong> <em>\u201cBefore starting to calculate any particular variation, the player should look at the position and visually type in all the legal moves that make any sense. These will become candidate moves for subsequent analysis. Immediately getting carried away with calculating one particular move, turns the chess player\u2019s attention away from other good possibilities. Spend about five seconds in the initial position considering each move that you have listed.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n   <br>\n <li><strong>Time trouble:<\/strong> <em>\u201cIf you find yourself in time trouble due to your natural maximalism, then you need to develop the habit of simply making a good move and being satisfied with it. In addition, I advise you to keep track of each move in such a way that in a game with a 40-move control, you have at least half an hour left before it is made. If you don\u2019t have that, then for the middlegame stage for the same 25-35 moves, you should not have five minutes left but at least 20-25. Also, ensure that during the game, you have at least five to ten minutes more than your opponent. When he gets into time trouble, you will be able to use the temporary advantage to your advantage.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n   <br>\n <li><strong>Openings:<\/strong> <em>\u201cForm your opening repertoire so that it includes continuations of both the positional and the actively attacking type. 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Black needs to make only moves to achieve equality.} 10. Nd5 Re8 11. Qd4 Kh7 12. Bxh6 {Black made the first eleven moves from memory but forgot the twelfth in a very dangerous position and lost immediately. And White did not risk anything from the start. He deliberately prepared this continuation so that play would be for two results: either Black would make a mistake and lose the game, or he would remember the entire opening theory, but only achieve a draw.} gxh6 $4 (12... Kxh6 $4 {loses by force:} 13. Qe3+ Kh7 (13... g5 14. h4 Nc6 15. Nf6 Rg8 16. O-O-O d6 17. Nxg5 Kg7 18. Nh5+ Kh6 19. Nf7+ Kxh5 20. Qh6+ Kg4 21. Nxd8) 14. Ng5+ Kg8 15. Qf4 Rxe5+ 16. Qxe5 Nc6 17. Qf5 Qe8+ 18. Kd2 Qe2+ 19. Kxe2 Nd4+ 20. Kf1 Nxf5 21. Nxc7 Rb8 22. Re1 g6 23. Re8+ Kg7 24. Ne4 b5 25. Kg1 b4 26. Kxh1) ({Question: Which move saves the game? Solution: The draw is achieved by the zwischenzug, and at the same time, developing move} 12... Nc6 $1 13. Qf4 (13. Qg4 gxh6 $19) 13... Rf8 14. Qg4 gxh6 15. 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