600 Positions to Improve Your Calculation and Judgment
This puzzle book is specifically designed to aid practical play by focusing on typical "game-like" situations rather than standard combinations and checkmate themes.
If one were to do a survey of club and tournament players to determine which areas of the game they feel that they are weak in, there is little doubt that most would admit to poor endgame play. However, while these players would happily spend an afternoon looking at the latest variation of their favourite opening, few spend any time at all ......
The Definitive Guide to the Endgames That Really Matter
Explains how to handle those positions that frequently occur in practical play in endgames. This book examines all endgames which feature precisely two pieces for each side. It shows why it is an important subject - because these situations arise surprisingly frequently in practical play.
A comprehensive guide to all fundamental chess endings, and a godsend for those looking to improve their endgame play. Crucially, the emphasis is just as much on practical play as it is on theoretical understanding.
An exploration of a selection of endgame topics which begins with cautionary examples of resignations in drawn or winning positions, and goes on to discuss the key practical endgame struggle including psychological factors, making use of special insights and risk in the endgame.
In the same lucid style as the first two volumes in this series, Practical Opening Tips and Practical Endgame Tips (also published by Cadogan), Mednis provides a wealth of common-sense advice that will benefit players of all standards. Here there are no unnatural or esoteric theories about how one should think: just down-to-earth insights from an ......
International Master Gary Lane is convinced that successful chess attacks are all about preparation. He focuses on planning and strategy, and introduces easy-to-learn attacking techniques for club players.
Neil McDonald analyses the finest examples of pressure play. In doing so he teases out the fundamental concepts that enable players like Carlsen to torture their opponents mercilessly. * Paralyse the enemy pieces.* Target the weakest squares on the board. * Increase and exploit a space advantage.
Opening experts Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik study the Queen's Gambit Accepted in a clear-cut way, introducing the vital early moves and ideas and taking care to explain the reasoning behind them, something that is sometimes neglected or taken for granted.
