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This book provides tremendously useful information for chess enthusiasts who want to improve their defensive technique.

This book on attacking play is designed to aid practical play by focusing on typical attacking themes that crop up consistently in chess.

The guide focuses on mastering the often-overlooked endgame in chess, a critical phase where many games are decided. Grandmaster Neil McDonald simplifies essential concepts, presenting fundamental endings without overwhelming the reader with unnecessary details. This pocket-sized resource equips players with the crucial knowledge needed to navigate practical endings confidently, ensuring a better understanding of this intricate aspect of the game. With diagrams included, it serves as an accessible refresher for both novice and experienced players.

Part of the Starting Out series, acclaimed for its approach to tackling chess openings, this work provides the basics of the Queen's Gambit Declined, an opening of historical importance, introducing the key moves and ideas, and explaining the reasoning behind them. It also provides tips and warnings highlighting the characteristics of this move.

Rudolph Spielmann was one of the most fearsome attacking players in the history of chess. In this book, Neil McDonald takes a look back some of Spielmann's most glorious attacks and famous combinations.

Neil McDonald analyses the finest examples of pressure play. In doing so he teases out the fundamental concepts that enable players like Carlsen to torture their opponents mercilessly. Paralyse the enemy pieces. Target the weakest squares on the board. * Increase and exploit a space advantage.

An up-to-date survey of the always popular Main Line Caro-Kann, which remains the most dependable ways for Black to meet 1 e4 and plays a key role in the repertoires of such stars as Anatoly Karpov and Jon Speelman. schovat popis

Focusing on the Winawer variation of the French Defence, this book offers insights from Grandmaster Neil McDonald, highlighting its popularity among elite players like Nigel Short and Boris Gulko. The author delves into the dynamic nature of this sharp opening, emphasizing the importance of preparation and aggression for success. Clear explanations of strategy and tactics make the content accessible, supported by diagrams to enhance understanding. This resource is ideal for players looking to deepen their knowledge of this exciting chess opening.

A selection of some of the most prominent strategists in chess history and highlights the major contributions they made. This book examines their differing approaches and styles, and from Nimzowitsch to Kramnik, how they followed in each other's footsteps. It helps you to understand and improve in one of the most crucial elements of the game.