{"id":807,"date":"2021-11-05T18:57:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T18:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/?p=807"},"modified":"2022-05-07T18:08:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T18:08:12","slug":"best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Best Lessons of a Chess Coach: Extended Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 32% auto;\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach:-extended-edition\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1000\" class=\"wp-image-811 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/comforwardchessbestlessons436-1594396696.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/comforwardchessbestlessons436-1594396696.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/comforwardchessbestlessons436-1594396696-217x300.jpeg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach:-extended-edition\">Best Lessons of a Chess Coach: Extended Edition<\/a><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Mongoose Press<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> Sunil Weeramantry and Edward Eusebi<br \/><strong>FC<\/strong> <strong>Release date:<\/strong> Jun 23, 2020<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/sample\/best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach:-extended-edition\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-393\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/button14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/sample\/best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach:-extended-edition\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-393\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/button14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>\u201cWinning a game of chess is a matter of accumulating advantages<em>\u2019<\/em>\u201d The authors.<\/p>\r\n<p>This book is a new edition of a book that was originally published in 1993. There have been extensive revisions and additions for this new edition. The number of main games has increased from 10 to 12, and 48 new illustrative games have also been added, including recent games by the current world elite. The main games are extensively annotated as in the original book, while the new illustrative games are more lightly annotated.<\/p>\r\n<p>The book is structured around four main themes:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Outpost squares<\/li>\r\n<li>Weak squares<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Initiative_(chess)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Initiative<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Coordination and control<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>The authors, FM Sunil Weeramantry and CM Ed Eusebi, both have many years of coaching experience and have pitched the material at club players.\u00a0 As an aside, Weeramantry is also GM Hikaru Nakamura\u2019s stepfather, so there is a strong connection to an elite player as well. Most of the main games were played by Weeramantry, and hence the authors can clearly share the thoughts he had during the games.<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hikaru&#039;s First Coach, His Stepfather\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GrdmHduaCPI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>The main games all follow the same structure, with annotations, guidelines, questions for the reader to solve, and a review at the end.<br \/>The annotations are very clear and include a lot of verbal commentaries. The authors don\u2019t go overboard with extensive analytical variations, as this could have easily overwhelmed the intended readers and diluted their essential discussions. The review provides a summary of the main themes discussed in the game and the advice and guidelines given in the game.<\/p>\r\n<p>The questions usually either ask readers to find the best move or for a plan to continue the game. The authors often sensibly include a discussion of several possible answers to the questions, and not just the correct one. In this way, readers can understand why a tempting answer is wrong. This is sound pedagogy and will aid the learning experience.<\/p>\r\n<p>Many guidelines are also included throughout. Some examples include:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Your king is only as weak as your opponent\u2019s ability to attack it.<\/li>\r\n<li>Mobility generally trumps material when the defending king is weakened.<\/li>\r\n<li>After a loss, go back and study the critical positions.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Two examples from the book are given below, with annotations from the book. \u00a0The first game is one of the main games, while the second is one of the supplementary games.<\/p>\r\n<p>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf5da69913d-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($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf5da69913d-1\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessgameAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderPGN($(selector), {\"pgn\":\"[Event \\\"New York op\\\"] [Site \\\"New York\\\"] [Date \\\"1991.??.??\\\"] [Round \\\"?\\\"] [White \\\"Weeramantry\\\"] [Black \\\"Goldberg\\\"] [Result \\\"1-0\\\"] [ECO \\\"B23\\\"] [WhiteElo \\\"2255\\\"] [BlackElo \\\"2365\\\"] [SetUp \\\"1\\\"] [FEN \\\"3r1knr\\\/ppN1bppp\\\/4b3\\\/2p1Np2\\\/Q1Pq1B2\\\/3P4\\\/PP4PP\\\/R4R1K w - - 0 17\\\"] [PlyCount \\\"13\\\"] [EventDate \\\"1991.03.??\\\"] [EventType \\\"swiss\\\"] [EventRounds \\\"9\\\"] [EventCountry \\\"USA\\\"] [SourceTitle \\\"EXT 2000\\\"] [Source \\\"ChessBase\\\"] [SourceDate \\\"1999.11.16\\\"] [SourceVersion \\\"1\\\"] [SourceVersionDate \\\"1999.11.16\\\"] [SourceQuality \\\"1\\\"] {[#]} {Prior to this move, the question was: Find the best way to continue the attack.} 17. 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Rxg4 {It is stunning to see the two center pawns still standing side by side having worked their way two ranks further up the board.}) 1-0\",\"pieceSymbols\":\"native\",\"navigationBoard\":\"scrollLeft\",\"withFlipButton\":true,\"withDownloadButton\":true,\"nboSquareSize\":32,\"nboCoordinateVisible\":true,\"nboTurnVisible\":true,\"nboColorset\":\"original\",\"nboPieceset\":\"cburnett\",\"nboAnimated\":true,\"nboMoveArrowVisible\":true,\"nboMoveArrowColor\":\"r\",\"idoSquareSize\":32,\"idoCoordinateVisible\":true,\"idoTurnVisible\":true,\"idoColorset\":\"original\",\"idoPieceset\":\"cburnett\"});\n        });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerAfter\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/sample\/best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach:-extended-edition\">Best Lessons of a Chess Coach FREE Sample<\/a><\/h2>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>In summary, this is an excellent teaching book on some strategic aspects of the middlegame. The author\u2019s coaching experience shines throughout the book and makes the material very accessible to club players.\u00a0 The result is an instructive and entertaining book on an essential subject.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":811,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=811\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\",\"mediaType\":\"image\",\"mediaWidth\":32} -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 32% auto;\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach:-extended-edition\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1000\" class=\"wp-image-811 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/comforwardchessbestlessons436-1594396696.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/comforwardchessbestlessons436-1594396696.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/comforwardchessbestlessons436-1594396696-217x300.jpeg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach:-extended-edition\">Best Lessons of a Chess Coach: Extended Edition<\/a><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Mongoose Press<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> Sunil Weeramantry and Edward Eusebi<br \/><strong>FC<\/strong> <strong>Release date:<\/strong> Jun 23, 2020<\/h4>\r\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":393,\"width\":227,\"height\":48,\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/sample\/best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach:-extended-edition\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-393\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/button14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><p><em>Book Review:<\/em><strong> Best Lessons of a Chess Coach: Extended Edition <\/strong>by Sunil Weeramantry and Edward Eusebi (Mongoose Press)<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 32% auto;\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach:-extended-edition\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1000\" class=\"wp-image-811 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/comforwardchessbestlessons436-1594396696.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/comforwardchessbestlessons436-1594396696.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/comforwardchessbestlessons436-1594396696-217x300.jpeg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/product\/best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach:-extended-edition\">Best Lessons of a Chess Coach: Extended Edition<\/a><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Mongoose Press<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> Sunil Weeramantry and Edward Eusebi<br \/><strong>FC<\/strong> <strong>Release date:<\/strong> Jun 23, 2020<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":393,\"width\":227,\"height\":48,\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/sample\/best-lessons-of-a-chess-coach:-extended-edition\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-393\" src=\"https:\/\/forwardchess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/button14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>\u201cWinning a game of chess is a matter of accumulating advantages<em>\u2019<\/em>\u201d The authors.<\/p>\r\n<p>This book is a new edition of a book that was originally published in 1993. There have been extensive revisions and additions for this new edition. The number of main games has increased from 10 to 12, and 48 new illustrative games have also been added, including recent games by the current world elite. The main games are extensively annotated as in the original book, while the new illustrative games are more lightly annotated.<\/p>\r\n<p>The book is structured around four main themes:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Outpost squares<\/li>\r\n<li>Weak squares<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Initiative_(chess)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Initiative<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Coordination and control<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>The authors, FM Sunil Weeramantry and CM Ed Eusebi, both have many years of coaching experience and have pitched the material at club players.\u00a0 As an aside, Weeramantry is also GM Hikaru Nakamura\u2019s stepfather, so there is a strong connection to an elite player as well. Most of the main games were played by Weeramantry, and hence the authors can clearly share the thoughts he had during the games.<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hikaru&#039;s First Coach, His Stepfather\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GrdmHduaCPI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>The main games all follow the same structure, with annotations, guidelines, questions for the reader to solve, and a review at the end.<br \/>The annotations are very clear and include a lot of verbal commentaries. The authors don\u2019t go overboard with extensive analytical variations, as this could have easily overwhelmed the intended readers and diluted their essential discussions. The review provides a summary of the main themes discussed in the game and the advice and guidelines given in the game.<\/p>\r\n<p>The questions usually either ask readers to find the best move or for a plan to continue the game. The authors often sensibly include a discussion of several possible answers to the questions, and not just the correct one. In this way, readers can understand why a tempting answer is wrong. This is sound pedagogy and will aid the learning experience.<\/p>\r\n<p>Many guidelines are also included throughout. Some examples include:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Your king is only as weak as your opponent\u2019s ability to attack it.<\/li>\r\n<li>Mobility generally trumps material when the defending king is weakened.<\/li>\r\n<li>After a loss, go back and study the critical positions.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Two examples from the book are given below, with annotations from the book. \u00a0The first game is one of the main games, while the second is one of the supplementary games.<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:shortcode -->\r\n<p>\n\n<p class=\"rpbchessboard-spacerBefore\"><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"rpbchessboard-6adf5da69913d-3\" 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($) {\n            var selector = '#' + \"rpbchessboard-6adf5da69913d-3\" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessgameAnchor';\n            RPBChessboard.renderPGN($(selector), {\"pgn\":\"[Event \\\"New York op\\\"] [Site \\\"New York\\\"] [Date \\\"1991.??.??\\\"] [Round \\\"?\\\"] [White \\\"Weeramantry\\\"] [Black \\\"Goldberg\\\"] [Result \\\"1-0\\\"] [ECO \\\"B23\\\"] [WhiteElo \\\"2255\\\"] [BlackElo \\\"2365\\\"] [SetUp \\\"1\\\"] [FEN \\\"3r1knr\\\/ppN1bppp\\\/4b3\\\/2p1Np2\\\/Q1Pq1B2\\\/3P4\\\/PP4PP\\\/R4R1K w - - 0 17\\\"] [PlyCount \\\"13\\\"] [EventDate \\\"1991.03.??\\\"] [EventType \\\"swiss\\\"] [EventRounds \\\"9\\\"] [EventCountry \\\"USA\\\"] [SourceTitle \\\"EXT 2000\\\"] [Source \\\"ChessBase\\\"] [SourceDate \\\"1999.11.16\\\"] [SourceVersion \\\"1\\\"] [SourceVersionDate \\\"1999.11.16\\\"] [SourceQuality \\\"1\\\"] {[#]} {Prior to this move, the question was: Find the best way to continue the attack.} 17. 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