How to Reassess Your Chess has long been considered a modern classic. Now, this fourth and final edition - completely rewritten and featuring all new examples - takes Silman's groundbreaking concept of imbalances to a whole new level. Designed for players in the 1400 to 2100 rating range and for teachers looking for a ready-made chess curriculum, the author shares a mind-expanding journey that takes the reader through imbalance-basics, ensures that every detail of all the imbalances are mastered, and leaves the player/lover of chess with something he always wanted but never believed he could achieve: a master-level positional foundation.
A section on practical chess psychology (titled Psychological Meanderings) presents never-before-published ideas on psychological processes that hinder players of all levels, and gives easy-to-follow advice and techniques that will help anyone overcome these ubiquitous mental/emotional failings.
Hundreds of games brought to life by instruction-rich prose, and stories that offer humor while highlighting various lessons, vividly illustrate all the book's topics in a manner that's both personal and fun.
If the positional masterpieces of the chess legends have always been a mystery to you, if chess strategy has always been an unsolvable enigma, if you find yourself a positional pawn rather than a positional master, then How to Reassess Your Chess, 4th edition will prove to be a life-changing experience.
Content
xi Preface
xii Acknowledgements
xiii Introduction
001 Part One / The Concept of Imbalances
029 Part Two / Minor Pieces
107 Part Three / Rooks
133 Part Four / Psychological Meanderings
223 Part Five / Target Consciousness
277 Part Six / Statics vs. Dynamics
301 Part Seven / Space
353 Part Eight / Passed Pawns
389 Part Nine / Other Imbalances
429 Answers to Tests
611 Appendix / Instructive Articles
A section on practical chess psychology (titled Psychological Meanderings) presents never-before-published ideas on psychological processes that hinder players of all levels, and gives easy-to-follow advice and techniques that will help anyone overcome these ubiquitous mental/emotional failings.
Hundreds of games brought to life by instruction-rich prose, and stories that offer humor while highlighting various lessons, vividly illustrate all the book's topics in a manner that's both personal and fun.
If the positional masterpieces of the chess legends have always been a mystery to you, if chess strategy has always been an unsolvable enigma, if you find yourself a positional pawn rather than a positional master, then How to Reassess Your Chess, 4th edition will prove to be a life-changing experience.
Content
xi Preface
xii Acknowledgements
xiii Introduction
001 Part One / The Concept of Imbalances
029 Part Two / Minor Pieces
107 Part Three / Rooks
133 Part Four / Psychological Meanderings
223 Part Five / Target Consciousness
277 Part Six / Statics vs. Dynamics
301 Part Seven / Space
353 Part Eight / Passed Pawns
389 Part Nine / Other Imbalances
429 Answers to Tests
611 Appendix / Instructive Articles