Techniques Of Positional Play

Author : Valeri Bronznik
Publisher : New In Chess
ISBN 13 : 9056914731
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Techniques of Positional Play written by Valeri Bronznik and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opening preparation is useful, but understanding the middlegame is much more important. This book, an improved edition of a Russian classic, teaches amateur chess players 45 extremely effective skills in a crystal-clear manner. Quite a few of the ideas presented here will surprise the reader, because they offer solutions for problems the club player is only subconsciously aware. How do you activate your rook pawn? How do you prevent your opponent from opening a file? How do you restrict the efficacy of your opponents pieces? Which rook belongs on the c-, d- or e-file? What is the best way to exchange a piece? How do you castle artificially? In most cases the techniques are easy to understand and memorize. Bronznik and Terekhin do not burden the reader with deep analysis and only present those variations that are really necessary to get the point. There is a special training section at the end of the book where you can test your skills.

Author : Mark Dvoretsky
Publisher : Batsford
ISBN 13 : 9780713478792
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Positional Play written by Mark Dvoretsky and published by Batsford. This book was released on 1996 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the fourth in the series of phenomenally successful training manuals by the world's leading trainer and his star pupil. By instilling players with an understanding of persistent positional features, they stress the features of positional play most relevant to the practical struggle, assuring over-the-board success. Beginner

Author : Samuel Reshevsky
Publisher : Ishi Press
ISBN 13 : 9784871874595
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Positional Play in Chess written by Samuel Reshevsky and published by Ishi Press. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel Reshevsky is the ideal person to write a book on positional play because that was exactly the way he played: positionally. Reshevsky preferred to crush his opponents slowly, like a python, rather than to win with a blaze of tactics. Reshevsky was capable of great tactics, but felt it easier and more secure just to win by the slow build-up, gaining small advantages and then waiting for the opponent to throw himself on the sword with a brash counter-attack. The disadvantage is this takes a long time and most of the games in this book are long, but that makes them more instructive. A game won by sharp tactics does not teach much, unless that exact tactic arises again. The slow build-up that Reshevsky specialized in can be repeated again and again to bring home the point every time. Reshevsky goes through positional values, such as open files, avoidance of doubled pawns, consequences of weak pawns, bad bishops, unsupported pawn chains, blockade vs. breakthrough, using minority attacks, passed pawns in the middle game and rooks behind passed pawns. In each of these cases, he uses a top level grandmaster game to illustrate it, showing how the greatest players use these motifs to win their games at the highest levels.

Author : Yaroslav Srokovski
Publisher : New In Chess
ISBN 13 : 9056915290
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chess Training for Post-beginners written by Yaroslav Srokovski and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After you have learned the rules of chess and developed some tactical abilities, how do you go from there? You are now ready to tackle basic issues of strategy, but what is the best way to improve and win more games? Of course, you have to train. But chess training only makes sense if it fits your level of play and if it is structured in an accessible way. Experienced chess trainer Yaroslav Srokovski has developed a practical, well-structured, compact first course in positional understanding. You will learn two fundamental skills: how to assess a position on the board and how to decide which long-term objectives you should aim for in what sort of positions. In 12 chapters Srokovksi teaches you things like: how to handle your pawns, what weak squares and strong squares are, bad pieces and good pieces, why it is important if your king is in the middle or not, why and how to get an open line, the problem of knight against bishop, what piece coordination means and why everyone talks about the bishop pair. This course, which includes many exercises, is tried and tested and ideally suited to bring post-beginners at their next level.

Author : Merijn van Delft
Publisher : New In Chess
ISBN 13 : 9056918842
Total Pages : 783 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mastering Positional Sacrifices written by Merijn van Delft and published by New In Chess. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 783 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most chess games of beginners and post-beginners are decided by fairly straightforward tactics. Anyone who wants to progress beyond this level and become a strong club player or a candidate master, needs to understand that somewhat mysterious-looking resource, the positional sacrifice. International Master Merijn van Delft has studied and loved positional sacrifices for as long as he can remember. This non-forcing tool is not just a surprising and highly effective way of creating a decisive advantage during a game. Positional sacrifices are also instruments of superior beauty. Van Delft has created a unique thematic structure for all types of positional sacrifices. He shows the early historical examples, explains which long-term goals are typical for each fundamental theme and presents lots of instructive modern examples. He then concentrates on those sacrifices that have become standard features of positional play. Solving the exercises he has added will further enhance your skills. Playing a positional sacrifice will always require courage. Merijn van Delft takes you by the hand and not only teaches the essential technical know-how, he also helps you to recognize the opportunities when to take the plunge. Mastering Positional Sacrifices is bound to become a modern-day classic.

Author : Israel Gelfer
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486316793
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Positional Chess Handbook written by Israel Gelfer and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to develop a more powerful strategic game. Key squares, bad bishops, pawn structures, other examples appear in ascending difficulty, with cross-references. For players at every level. 495 black-and-white illustrations.

Author : Allen Wade
Publisher : Reedswain Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1890946095
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Positional Play: Midfield written by Allen Wade and published by Reedswain Inc.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding book examines the role, responsibilities and attributes of the modern midfield player. How, When and Where to defend or attack. Diagrams and exercises to help develop the individual and Group Tactical Skills necessary to excel in the most demanding position on the pitch are clearly presented. Other chapters include Tactical Roles, Advanced Techniques, and Training.

Author : John F. Love
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Positional Ideas in Chess written by John F. Love and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Danny Gormally
Publisher : Quality Chess
ISBN 13 : 9781907982712
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mating the Castled King written by Danny Gormally and published by Quality Chess. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every chess player loves to win with a devastating attack. But even beginners know the importance of early castling, so the most significant attacking strategies are those against a castled king. Danny Gormally sheds light on this vital area of the game, arguing that pattern recognition is key to improvement. This book strips away the mystique surrounding successful attacking play, and identifies several recurring motifs which can be applied to specific pawn structures and scenarios. Well-chosen model examples and test positions are complemented by the author's lively writing style and original terminology. Clobber your opponents with motifs such as the "Shotgun" and the "Tower of Terror"!

Author : Joel Johnson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 131202996X
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Positional Attacks written by Joel Johnson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third installment of the best-selling series of attack books - Formation Attacks, Formation Attack Strategies, and now, Positional Attacks is another 500 page book, full of great attack information with 532 fabulous attack games from all openings and all eras. The aim of Positional Attacks is to uncover the artistic side of attacking, one that is primarily centered on the creation and exploitation of weaknesses. Oh sure, there will be tactics; after all they cannot be avoided in chess - nor would we want to exclude them. But there is nothing quite like witnessing chess masters dissect their opponents with smooth, elegant, aggressive, positional attacking maneuvers. And, once again, the games provided in the book came from an in-depth global search for unique, inspirational, and original attacks from some of the world's greatest attackers. Many of them toil in remote areas of the planet and have only a local following.