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In this remarkable book Soviet grandmaster Lev Polugayevsky one of the worlds leading players over the past two decades describes his highly personal approach to chess which is based on meticulous Practice In the opening he is constantly striving to surprise his opponents and this has led to his developing one of the sharpest lines in the Sicilian Defense which has rightly become known as the Polugaevsky Variation Here we can share the authors joys and disappointments as he attempts over a period of many years to uphold his brainchild against attempts to bury it The author then delves into the technique of analyzing adjourned positions illustrating this by several fascinating and at times fantastic examples from his own games The final chapter describes how he prepares both technically and psychologically for decisive encounters where everything is at stake He illustrates this with games against many leading grandmasters including seven World Champions
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Jacob Aagaard presents the main properties of how to attack and defend in chess By carving dynamic chess into separate areas of ability he gives the reader a clear way to expand his understanding of this vital part of the game
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Grandmaster Preparation Pergamon Russian sold at 250 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Grandmaster Preparation Thinking Inside the sold for 22.12 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
Jacob Aagaard describes his chess improvement philosophy developed over more than twenty years of thinking about one question How do we make better decisions at the chess boardAs the final volume in the awardwinning Grandmaster Preparation series this book unifies the concepts of the previous five books and delves into such topics asChess psychologyThe four types of decisions we take at the boardHow to play simple positionsWhat is calculationHow to analyse your gamesAnd many more Thinking Inside the Box is the ultimate selfimprovement guide written for amateurs as well as worldclass players
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Jacob Aagaard describes his chess improvement philosophy developed over more than twenty years of thinking about one question How do we make better decisions at the chess boardAs the final volume in the awardwinning Grandmaster Preparation series this book unifies the concepts of the previous five books and delves into such topics asChess psychologyThe four types of decisions we take at the boardHow to play simple positionsWhat is calculationHow to analyse your gamesAnd many more Thinking Inside the Box is the ultimate selfimprovement guide written for amateurs as well as worldclass players
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Have there been times during a game when you have tried to calculate like mad but can find no rhyme or reason to your lines Have you ever felt that the computers suggestions in your postmortem analysis make no sense to you Ever felt like the man with a hammer suspecting that the world may not be made up entirely of nails after all In Positional Play Jacob Aagaard shares his simple threestep tool of positional analysis that he has used with club players and famous grandmasters to improve their positional decisionmaking Working from the starting point that all players who aspire to play at international level have a certain amount of positional understanding Aagaard lays out an easytofollow training plan that will improve everyones intuition and positional decisionmaking Form the foreword by Arthur Yusupov The tools that Aagaard uses in this book look simple But his method of three questions and rather modest approach shouldnt deceive readers if you follow the instructions carefully and concentrate on these important questions you will most likely focus on the central elements of the position which will help you to find the solutions of the exercises Working with this book will train your decisionmaking process and learn some new practical skills And maybe you will be able to make another step forwards
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Grandmaster Preparation Strategic Play sold for 22.48 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
In Strategic Play Jacob Aagaard digs deep into the most complex area of chess thinking The games and exercises in this book transcend regular chess skills such as pattern recognition calculation and positional analysis Building on the two previous books in the Grandmaster Preparation series this book challenges the reader to explore the complexities of chess offering clarity and understanding through Aagaards straightforward approachThe Grandmaster Preparation series is aimed at ambitious players
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Have there been times during a chess game when you have calculated a position for half an hour only to find out that most of what you were thinking about was of little use If you have not maybe the only way to improve your calculation is to upgrade your processor But if you are human then this book will offer you practical advice and an effective training plan to think differently and make decisions far more efficiently In Calculation thinking methods such as Candidates Combinations Prophylaxis Comparison Elimination Intermediate Moves Imagination and Traps are explained to the reader and ownership of them is offered through a carefully selected series of exercisesThere is no shortcut to the grandmaster title but there is a wellknown route that many people have walked over the years Jacob offers to guide you on part of this journey and I hope you will take him up on the offer From the foreword by Boris Gelfand
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Grandmaster Eingorn is an chess opening trendsetter Throughout his career he has introduced many novel concepts in the openings and some of the systems he has introduced have gone on to become absolute main lines such as the Rb1 Exchange Grünfeld Here he explains the methods by which he prepares his openings and works out new systems from scratch and how readers can do the sameThe broad topics he discusses include Experiments in the Opening Disturbing the Equilibrium Strategic Planning and Opening Formations He follows this up with a section of examples from modern practice and theoretical articles on several of the opening lines that he has pioneered taking us through the creative process and the highs and lows of the practical testing and refinement of the ideas
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Pump Up your Rating sold for 271.21 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
Axel Smiths training methods have guided his friends teammates and pupils to grandmaster norms and titles Hard work will be required but Axel Smith knows how you can Pump Up Your Rating Every area of chess is covered opening preparation through middlegame play to endgame technique Smith delves into both the technical and psychological sides of chess and shows how best to practise and improve International Master Axel Smith from Sweden has had great success as a coach Using his methods on himself within two years he boosted his rating from 2093 to 2458 He is now closing in on the Grandmaster title
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The Bishops Opening is an ideal opening for club and tournament players as it leads to positions in which a successful outcome depends on a thorough knowledge of the important ideas for both sides rather than timeconsuming theoretical preparation Dynamic opening popularized by Grandmasters John Nunn Michael Adams and Bent Larsen White dictates the pattern of play from as early as the second move Completely annotated games illustrate the main ideas Every important variation included with an emphasis on currently fashionable systems of attack and defence
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In chess great achievements often take a lifetime of preparation but when these achievements are becoming the World Number 1 woman chess player at the age of 12 and the youngest ever grandmaster at the age of 15 you have to start early In this very personal book Judit Polgar describes her early moments of success and the chess ideas she needed to master in order to achieve themThis exceptional book is the beginning of a unique project where one of the greatest players of our time transforms her personal journey to the top into a roadmap for everyone who ever wanted to better themselves in the game of chess
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The Bishops Opening is an ideal opening for club and tournament players as it leads to positions in which a successful outcome depends on a thorough knowledge of the important ideas for both sides rather than timeconsuming theoretical preparation Dynamic opening popularized by Grandmasters John Nunn Michael Adams and Bent Larsen White dictates the pattern of play from as early as the second move Completely annotated games illustrate the main ideas Every important variation included with an emphasis on currently fashionable systems of attack and defence
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In Strategic Play Jacob Aagaard digs deep into the most complex area of chess thinking The games and exercises in this book transcend regular chess skills such as pattern recognition calculation and positional analysis Building on the two previous books in the Grandmaster Preparation series this book challenges the reader to explore the complexities of chess offering clarity and understanding through Aagaards straightforward approachThe Grandmaster Preparation series is aimed at ambitious players
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Axel Smiths training methods have guided his friends teammates and pupils to grandmaster norms and titles Hard work will be required but Axel Smith knows how you can Pump Up Your Rating Every area of chess is covered opening preparation through middlegame play to endgame technique Smith delves into both the technical and psychological sides of chess and shows how best to practise and improve International Master Axel Smith from Sweden has had great success as a coach Using his methods on himself within two years he boosted his rating from 2093 to 2458 He is now closing in on the Grandmaster title
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