The lesser-known aspects of a precocious chess prodigy who became a ruthless Grandmaster or, in other words, Not the Best of Reshevsky. Includes: Evidence of Reshevsky's real date of birth – Foreign articles specially translated for this book – Contemporary newspaper accounts – 12 Annotated rare games covering every decade of Reshevsky's career – Gamesmanship & Worse – An Erratum to Gordon's Compendium.
International Master Tibor Karolyi has studied Carlsen’s career and selected more than 90 of his best endgames. He reviews them in chronological order to show how Magnus developed his skills. His technique and his choices are being explained in a manner that is easy to understand for club players.
Many gambit lines, where one or more pawns are sacrificed for the initiative, have to be taken seriously, but Ivan has succeeded in finding many new ideas and theoretical improvements. The result is the neutralisation or refutation of most of these common and well known 'Gambits'.
CHESS INFORMANT’S 136th ADVENTURE
Where Chess and Football Meet
CONTENTS:
THE FIDE WOMEN'S WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 2018 GM Danilo Milanović
THE 4TH MUSKETEER RISES GM Danilo Milanović
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 GM Ivan Šarić
ATTACKING WITH SIMPLE MOVES GM Mihail Marin
TRICKY AND AMBITIOUS WAY OF TACKLING THE CARO-KANN GM Ferenc Berkes
HOW TO AVOID THE PETROFF IN STYLE GM Markus Ragger
THE SEMI-SLAV DEFENCE GM Aleksander Delchev
NEW IDEAS IN THE REALMS OF ANTI-MARSHALL GM Shyam Sundar Mohanraj
THE SICILIAN OFFROAD II GM Miloš Perunović
THE BEST OF CHESS INFORMANT – Anish Giri
Traditional sections: games, combinations, endings, problems, Tournaments review, the best game from the preceding volume and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.
The periodical that pros use with pleasure is at the same time a must have publication for all serious chess students!
The early attack on the black knight does not allow the Nimzo, the Gruenfeld or the King’s Indian, which all require from White deep theoretical knowledge in well trodden lines. The Trompowsky brings on the board fresh, creative and complex positions.
In the fifteen chapters and 480 exercises in this book, we will encounter many subjects, for example attack, defense, surprises and hidden moves, while some chapters will be especially dedicated to four great players – Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer and Kramnik – in order to learn about their styles. The last two chapters are also of a very special kind, ‘Extraordinary Wins’, where you will see moves of the kind you won’t meet very often in life, and ‘Special Section’, with exercises requiring special instructions.
This ebook is a part of Bundle: Chess Calculation Training
After reading this book the reader will increase his or her knowledge of the typical and not-so-typical methods of play in the middlegame, become familiar with ideas of non-standard solutions to practical problems arising during the game and be able to apply this knowledge in his or her own games.
TACTICS TRAINER AVAILABLE!
Improving chess tactics is crucial for many reasons including calculation skills, pattern recognition, decision-making speed, broader board vision and awareness, and confidence. The Woodpecker Method, authored by GM Axel Smith and GM Hans Tikkanen, is an innovative tactics training approach that focuses on developing these skills through repetitive and structured practice.
The book is organized around solving over 1,100 tactical puzzles, advancing from beginner to intermediate and advanced levels. This systematic approach ensures that players can progressively build and reinforce their tactical knowledge and “re-program” their unconscious mind. They will notice a significant improvement in their games as a result.