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Learn the calculation secrets of the world's best attacking players * First book from one of the UK's biggest chess stars * Illustrated with a wealth of examples from top-level chess games Calculate Like A Grandmaster is a penetrating and detailed (though engaging and friendly) study of games played by the most exciting chess players of the modern era, those that are renowned as 'attacking' players, from Mikhail Tal, pioneer of the ultra-modern attacking style, to Magnus Carlsen, teenage leader of the 'new wave' of deadly attackers. The author reveals the secrets of how they choose their decisive moves and succeed in delivering such awesome attacks.

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It's a fact that you can win some chess games just by playing one solid-looking move after another. But at the higher levels of competition, it’s not enough to play move by move: you need a plan. Chess Success is about making that plan. It shows, with fascinating examples taken from actual grandmaster games, why the solid-looking move-the "natural" move-can often be a subtle blunder. Learn to make a better move by first looking at the pawn structure of the game and understand how it’s "warped" by the positions of the pieces. Apart from this powerful new way of looking at chess strategy, the games with their unexpected twists are tremendously entertaining to replay.

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Do you want to win more games? Then become a Tiger. Chess for Tigers tells you how to make the most of your playing strength, how to play upon your opponent’s weaknesses, how to steer the game into a position which suits you and not your opponent, how to get results against strong opposition and how to avoid silly mistakes.

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There are more than 30 moves you can choose from a typical chess position, yet Masters regularly manage to select the best moves – and they do it faster, more confidently and with less calculation than other players. This is because Masters have shortcuts that enable them to think more efficiently. This instructive and practical guide explains these techniques, including:
• Using specific cues to identify good moves
• Streamlining analysis of the consequences of moves
• Using both objective and highly subjective criteria to find the right move.

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Every chessplayer who aspires to achieve chess mastery must learn the techniques for winning a won game. It is the perennial problem which confronts players at all levels of play. This book will enable chessplayers to better recognize their positional advantages and the ways in which these can be used in order to bring them closer to victory. It also provides many instructive examples of using this knowledge to reach a faster and more spectacular victory.

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Master the art of chess, the game of kings. Learn the key techniques and classic moves of the Chess Master, including basic and advanced tactics, combinations, sacrifices and pawn structures. This unique visual guide is arranged so that you can quickly identify your problem and locate the appropriate solution. Over 300 examples demonstrate attacking and defensive strategies for the opening, middle and end phase of the game. Each move is accompanied with annotated 3-D illustrations so you can easily follow the game, and the spiral-binding allows you to lay the book flat for ease of reference.

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This book examines how the value of pieces changes in the course of a game and how masters use this knowledge to decide which pieces to exchange – and when. It investigates why the traditional 'chart of relative values' or computer analysis so often fails to explain why certain trades and sacrifices are good and others are bad. The book focuses on typical decisions a player has to make – for example, whether to trade two minor pieces for a rook and pawn, or the queen for two rooks.

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Grandmaster Neil McDonald explains every single move made by White and Black in 30 striking tactical or strategical games played over the last quarter century. These games have been carefully chosen for their consistent logical thread, thereby providing the reader with prime instruction in the art of conceiving appropriate plans and attacks and carrying them out to their natural conclusion. Watching games unfold in this way will be both an education and inspiration to readers who can then try to play in the same purposeful way in their own games – with a corresponding increase in their playing strength.

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The ultimate book to instill in the reader an understanding of the middlegame with an emphasis on tactical alertness. All major opening systems are examined from both the White and Black viewpoint, taking into account the individual pawn structures and identifying appropriate attacking plans and strategies for White and counterattacking schemes for Black – where these 'ramparts' are undermined. A final chapter contains anecdotes, combinational examples and even swindles.

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Jansa's book explores the stages of play between the opening and the planning in the early middle game, an area in which most club and tournament players would like to do better. Rather than focusing on following established µcorrect| principles, Jansa examines the exceptions to the rules, which are an essential part of achieving mastery rather than just being a 'good student'.

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The ability to make appropriate plans produces a more purposeful, effective and stronger chess player. But finding the right plan requires a correct evaluation of the position, which can be done only with knowledge and understanding of the principles of chess strategy. This practical guide will enable the tournament player to recognise the key strategic features of a position, such as advantages in time or space; strengths and weaknesses of the respective pawn formations; mobility, vulnerability, coordination and comparative values of individual pieces.

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Having learnt the basic moves, how exactly should a player improve? In this much loved classic, Irving Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader the reason for every single move. Playing through these games and explanations gives a real insight into the power of the pieces and how to post them most effectively.

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A recognised classic; former World Championship candidate Kotov unravels the essential techniques of chess mastery.

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A recognised classic; former World Championship candidate Kotov unravels the essential techniques of chess mastery.

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Winning Pawn Structures is a modern guide to pawn structures, and their importance in forming and executing plans. The author provides a modern understanding of pawn structure – know-how that constitutes a decisive practical advantage over the board. Pawn structure is one of the aspects of chess least well handled by chess computers, so studying this book will also help you to maximise your results against the Silicon monsters.

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The follow up to From Beginner to Expert in 40 Lessons which concentrates on the challenges of practical play. Instructive games illustrate important themes.

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The real secret of mastering chess is to blend accurate calculation with good positional understanding. In order to foster these skills, Nigel Davies has developed a unique training program that has enabled many supposedly 'average' club players to improve out of all recognition.Tried and tested as a correspondence course, The power Chess Program is now available in book form. In a series of 12 lessons, the student is guided through the essential elements of chess strategy. The key points are then reinforced with a set of thematic test positions for the reader to solve.Grandmaster Nigel Davies is the author of The Chess Player's Battle Manual and works extensively as a chess trainer.

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One of the marks of a strong chess player is an ability to make an accurateassessment of the position and then form and effective plan of action. Manyplayers, however, lose their way as soon as they get out of the opening.Learning about judgement and planning in chess is bound to raise yourstandard of play as well as enhancing your understanding and enjoyment ofthe game.Euwe provides a timeless training manual for the aspiringplayer. He shows how to handle positional features such as queenside pawnmajority, weak pawns and strong squares, as well as exploring dynamic ideassuch as attacking on the kingside, and exploiting open lines.

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Uniquely amongst grandmasters, Nigel Davies works to help club players improve their chess in what is often a very limited amount of spare time. Having analysed literally thousands of club players' games his verdict is that within every player there is a better player waiting to be unleashed, if only they knew how. Using examples taken from his teaching practice, Davies reveals the key elements in the make-up of strong players and shows how to acquire these skills. He examines how games are won and lost and how results can be improved with common sense and practical measures.

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The fifth in the best-selling series by the world's leading trainer and his star pupil. Based on the much-acclaimed teaching methods of the Dvoretsky-Yusupov chess school.

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This is a new and much-expanded edition of the award-winning Secrets of Grandmaster Play. It incorporates anecdotes from the events and over 100 extra diagrams, as well as analytical refinements, many stemming from the Dvoretsky/Yusupov school, where the original book has been studied extensively.

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In a major and original contribution to chess literature the authors present a theory of chess aesthetics and show how an eye for dazzling combinations has helped players such as Kasparov and Tal surprise and overwhelm their opponents. This book will change the way you look at chess positions.