Mastering the Chess Openings

Mastering the Chess Openings
Author: John Watson
Publisher: Gambit Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781904600602

Presents information on the ideas and strategies for chess openings.

Mastering Chess Strategy

Mastering Chess Strategy
Author: Johan Hellsten
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Total Pages: 992
Release:
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1857448979

Grandmaster Johan Hellsten is convinced that mastering chess strategy - just like chess tactics - requires practice, practice and yet more practice! This outstanding book is a product of his many years' work as a full-time chess teacher, and is specifically designed as part of a structured training programme to improve strategic thinking. It focuses on a wide range of key subjects and provides a basic foundation for strategic play. Furthermore, in addition to the many examples, there's an abundance of carefully selected exercises which allow readers to monitor their progress and put into practice what they have just learned. Following such a course is an ideal way for players of all standards to improve. Although designed mainly for students, this book is also an excellent resource for chess teachers and trainers. An essential course in chess strategyContains over 400 pages of Grandmaster adviceIncludes more than 350 training exercises

Mastering Opening Strategy

Mastering Opening Strategy
Author: Johan Hellsten
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781857446920

Grandmaster and renowned chess teacher Johan Hellsten provides an essential foundation of opening strategy and an abundance of carefully selected exercises so that readers can monitor their progress.

Mastering Chess Middlegames

Mastering Chess Middlegames
Author: Alexander Panchenko
Publisher: New In Chess
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2015-11-24
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9056916106

Grandmaster Alexander Panchenko (1953-2009) was one of the most successful chess trainers in the Soviet Union, and later in Russia. Panchenko ran a legendary chess school that specialised in turning promising players into masters. The secret of his success were his dedication and enthusiasm as a teacher combined with his outstanding training materials. ‘Pancha’ provided his pupils with systematic knowledge, deep understanding and the ability to take practical decisions. Now, Panchenko’s classic Mastering Chess Middlegames is for the first time available in translation, giving club-players around the world access to this unique training method. The book contains a collection of inspiring lessons on the most important middlegame topics: attack, defence, counterplay, realising the advantage, obstructing the plans of your opponent, the battle of the heavy pieces, and much more. In each chapter, Panchenko clearly identifies the various aspects of the topic, formulates easy-to-grasp rules, presents a large number of well-chosen examples and ends with a wealth of practical tests. The brilliance of Alexander Panchenko’s didactic method shines through in this book. It is hard to give better advice for ambitious chess players than to follow this tried-and-tested and highly instructive road towards mastering the chess middlegame.

Mastering Positional Chess

Mastering Positional Chess
Author: Daniel Naroditsky
Publisher: New In Chess
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2015-07-16
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9056915606

Mastering Positional Chess is a serious, but entertaining chess instruction book. Daniel started writing it when he realized that his lack of positional understanding was causing him to lose many games.

Mastering Chess Logic

Mastering Chess Logic
Author: Joshua Sheng
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Total Pages: 644
Release:
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1781946299

What exactly makes the greatest players of all time, such as Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov stand out from the rest? The basic aspects of chess (calculation, study of opening theory, and technical endgame ability) are of course of great importance. However, the more mysterious part of chess ability lies within the thought process. In particular: • How does one evaluate certain moves to be better than others? • How does one improve their feel of the game? This book will tackle this woefully underexplored aspect of chess: the logic behind the game. It will explain how chess works at a fundamental level. Topics include: • What to think about when evaluating a position. • How to formulate and execute plans. • How to generate and make use of the initiative. The reader also has plenty of opportunities to test their decision-making by attempting 270 practical exercises. These are mostly designed to develop understanding, as the justification of the moves is more important than the actual correct answer.

A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White

A Strategic Chess Opening Repertoire for White
Author: John L. Watson
Publisher: Gambit Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781906454302

Such has been the acclaim for John Watson's ground-breaking works on modern chess strategy and his insightful opening books, that it is only natural that he now presents a strategic opening repertoire. It is the chess-player's holy grail: a flexible repertoire that gives opponents real problems but doesn't require masses of memorization or continual study of ever-changing grandmaster theory. While this book can't quite promise all of that, Watson offers an intriguing selection of lines that give vast scope for over-the-board creativity and should never lead to a dull draw. The repertoire is based on 1 d4 and 2 c4, following up with methodical play in the centre. Watson uses his vast opening knowledge to pick cunning move-orders and poisonous sequences that will force opponents to think for themselves, providing a true test of chess understanding. Throughout, he discusses strategies for both sides, so readers will be fully ready to pounce on any inaccuracies, and have all the tools to decide on the most appropriate plans for White.

Understanding the Chess Openings

Understanding the Chess Openings
Author: Sam Collins
Publisher: Gambit Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781904600282

An invaluable guide to how modern chess openings are played. This major new work surveys all chess openings, providing a guide to every critical main line and featuring extensive descriptions of the typical strategies for both sides. These commentaries will be welcomed by all club and tournament players, as they will better help them handle middlegame positions arising from each opening.

Mastering Opening Strategy

Mastering Opening Strategy
Author: Bryan Paulsen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781857446883

Bryan Paulsen presents a complete repertoire for White based on 1 Nf3, a flexible move popularized by Kramnik which allows White to enter 1 d4 openings while avoiding some of Black's main defences.