This book presents a Black repertoire based on the QGA. The authors consider the Classical System with 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6, but they also offer alternative approaches – building up tension with 4…Bg4, and the destructive 4…a6 aimed at quick equalisation.
Understanding what your opponent is planning to do or trying to accomplish is one of the core skills required to take your game to the next level.
A 21st century edition of a classic by Austrian Grandmaster Rudolf Spielmann. The Art of Sacrifice in Chess is a masterpiece that examines the nature of chess sacrifices.
Sarhan Guliev presents a wide range of strategic manoeuvres that have been repeatedly employed by great chess players.
John Watson and Eric Schiller provide club-players with solutions to a huge selection of rarely-played or tricky chess openings. They concentrate upon ideas and strategy, with enough analysis to satisfy the needs of practical play.
In the second volume IM Tibor Károlyi examines some of the golden years of Tal’s career, from 1960 to 1971.”
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Positional Decision Making in Chess offers a rare look into the mind of a top grandmaster. In his efforts to explain his way of thinking, GM Boris Gelfand, a winner of all the major awards for chess writing, focuses on such topics as the squeeze, space advantage, the transformation of pawn structures, and the transformation of advantages.
Based on examples from his own games and those of his hero, Akiba Rubinstein, Gelfand explains how he thinks during the game, providing invaluable insights into a grandmaster’s thought process for advanced players.
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