This book uses an original approach, unique in my experience with chess books. It is a collection of 10 lessons presented by a chess coach to his students. Each lesson is a complete game with questions and answers, plus analysis and commentary, after almost every move or related small group of moves which constitutes a maneuver. Treatment of alternative moves choices is very good.
The overall bias of the book is toward attacking play. Positional considerations and tactical considerations are the focus in 5 lessons each - although a pure separation of the concepts is, of course, impossible. Themes of the lessons include strong squares as piece outposts, weak color complexes, initiative, material imbalances.
This book contains many ideas I have never seen in print before. Some are common sensical, such as focus your play where you have the most space or more pieces. Others are more arcane, like looking for an immediate central pawn advance when your opponent retreats a knight to his first rank in an unblocked position.
This book is probably bested suited to improving players in the 1200 - 1800 ratings range (USCF) with more than a bare minimum of positional understanding. The emphasis on attack and the plentiful illustrations (with supporting reasoning) of tactical and postional sacrifices might be very beneficial to those less experienced players who hesitate to risk being at a material deficit in a game.
This is a great book that will leave you wishing the author would write a sequel - or three.
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Excellent CONCEPT book for mid-range players
This book uses an original approach, unique in my experience with chess books. It is a collection of 10 lessons presented by a chess coach to his students. Each lesson is a complete game with questions and answers, plus analysis and commentary, after almost every move or related small group of moves which constitutes a maneuver. Treatment of alternative moves choices is very good.
The overall bias of the book is toward attacking play. Positional considerations and tactical considerations are the focus in 5 lessons each - although a pure separation of the concepts is, of course, impossible. Themes of the lessons include strong squares as piece outposts, weak color complexes, initiative, material imbalances.
This book contains many ideas I have never seen in print before. Some are common sensical, such as focus your play where you have the most space or more pieces. Others are more arcane, like looking for an immediate central pawn advance when your opponent retreats a knight to his first rank in an unblocked position.
This book is probably bested suited to improving players in the 1200 - 1800 ratings range (USCF) with more than a bare minimum of positional understanding. The emphasis on attack and the plentiful illustrations (with supporting reasoning) of tactical and postional sacrifices might be very beneficial to those less experienced players who hesitate to risk being at a material deficit in a game.
This is a great book that will leave you wishing the author would write a sequel - or three.
Michael Ryan
13. Januar 2000
Insgesamt: 5
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