Strategy - it's the ultimate secret weapon for championship players from around the world. If you love chess but hate the idea of memorizing highly detailed sequences, this book is for you!
Drawing on his countless hours of tournament play and teaching experience, International Grand Master Yasser Seirawan shows you how to apply flexible strategic principles to every part of your game. You'll learn to play more forcefully and intelligently in any situation. And using Seirawan's simple and effective planning and analysis techniques, you'll enter each game with the confidence and energy you need to win every time!
Learn to:
Content
005 Introduction
008 CHAPTER ONE The Importance of Strategy
014 CHAPTER TWO Making the Most of a Material Advantage
032 CHAPTER THREE Stopping Enemy Counterplay
044 CHAPTER FOURUnderstanding Where the Pieces Go
090 CHAPTER FIVESuperior Minor Pieces
108 CHAPTER SIX How to Use Pawns
137 CHAPTER SEVEN The Creation of Targets
159 CHAPTER EIGHT Territorial Domination
176 CHAPTER NINE Attacking the King
194 CHAPTER TEN Faulty Strategies
208 CHAPTER ELEVEN The Great Masters of Strategy
232 CHAPTER TWELVESolutions to Problems
241 Glossary
250 Index
Drawing on his countless hours of tournament play and teaching experience, International Grand Master Yasser Seirawan shows you how to apply flexible strategic principles to every part of your game. You'll learn to play more forcefully and intelligently in any situation. And using Seirawan's simple and effective planning and analysis techniques, you'll enter each game with the confidence and energy you need to win every time!
Learn to:
- Gain the advantage over your opponent with easy-to-remember strategies from one of the world´s top chess players!
- Knock your opponent off balance with bold opening moves
- Formulate an overall game strategy before the middle game
- Understand the motivation behind your opponent's every move
- Position yourself for a winning endgame
- The numerous diagrams throughout the book illustrate game positions, and a special section features actual games of history's greatest chess strategists - follow them move by move!
Content
005 Introduction
008 CHAPTER ONE The Importance of Strategy
014 CHAPTER TWO Making the Most of a Material Advantage
032 CHAPTER THREE Stopping Enemy Counterplay
044 CHAPTER FOURUnderstanding Where the Pieces Go
090 CHAPTER FIVESuperior Minor Pieces
108 CHAPTER SIX How to Use Pawns
137 CHAPTER SEVEN The Creation of Targets
159 CHAPTER EIGHT Territorial Domination
176 CHAPTER NINE Attacking the King
194 CHAPTER TEN Faulty Strategies
208 CHAPTER ELEVEN The Great Masters of Strategy
232 CHAPTER TWELVESolutions to Problems
241 Glossary
250 Index