In Thinking Inside the Box 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 board?
As the final volume in the award-winning Grandmaster Preparation series, this book unifies the concepts of the previous five books and delves into such topics as:
Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard won the British Championship at his first and only attempt. He is the only author to have won the Boleslavsky Medal as well as the ACP, Guardian, ECF and ChessCafe Book of the Year awards. He trains grandmasters from four continents and has helped players win school tournaments, national titles, as well as international opens, the US Championship, the World Cup, the Candidates and two Olympiad gold medals.
Content
004 Acknowledgements
006 Key to symbols used
007 Author Preface
010 Bibliography
011 Foreword by GM Sam Shankland
024 Introduction
027 1 Simple but Difficult
037 2 The Psychology of Chess Improvement
067 3 Who Are You?
085 4 Decision Making
111 5 Four Types of Decisions
137 6 Simple Decisions
155 7 What is Calculation?
165 8 The Calculation Process
213 9 Abstract Thinking
235 10 Strategic Concepts
261 11 Dynamic Strategic Concepts
287 12 Openings
319 13 Analyse Your Own Games
345 14 Training Methods
Appendices
361 Nutrition
365 Advanced Engine Management
400 Name Index
403 Cheat Sheet
As the final volume in the award-winning Grandmaster Preparation series, this book unifies the concepts of the previous five books and delves into such topics as:
- Chess psychology
- The four types of decisions we take at the board
- How to play simple positions
- What is calculation?
- How to analyse your games
- And many more
Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard won the British Championship at his first and only attempt. He is the only author to have won the Boleslavsky Medal as well as the ACP, Guardian, ECF and ChessCafe Book of the Year awards. He trains grandmasters from four continents and has helped players win school tournaments, national titles, as well as international opens, the US Championship, the World Cup, the Candidates and two Olympiad gold medals.
Content
004 Acknowledgements
006 Key to symbols used
007 Author Preface
010 Bibliography
011 Foreword by GM Sam Shankland
024 Introduction
027 1 Simple but Difficult
037 2 The Psychology of Chess Improvement
067 3 Who Are You?
085 4 Decision Making
111 5 Four Types of Decisions
137 6 Simple Decisions
155 7 What is Calculation?
165 8 The Calculation Process
213 9 Abstract Thinking
235 10 Strategic Concepts
261 11 Dynamic Strategic Concepts
287 12 Openings
319 13 Analyse Your Own Games
345 14 Training Methods
Appendices
361 Nutrition
365 Advanced Engine Management
400 Name Index
403 Cheat Sheet