The journey of Gukesh Dommaraju, a chess prodigy who became the youngest challenger for the World Chess Championship at 17, is explored through 70 annotated games against elite opponents, including world champions. His strategic style, reminiscent of Anatoly Karpov, focuses on subtly improving positions while neutralizing threats early. The book features key matches from the Candidates Tournament and highlights Gukesh's rapid rise in the chess world, showcasing his remarkable achievements and battles against top players like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura.
Cyrus Lakdawala Ordre des livres (chronologique)






The Greatest Attacker in Chess
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Rashid Nezhmetdinov (1912-1974) played fearless attacking chess. His games, full of tactical pyrotechnics, are his legacy and have reached an ever-growing audience. Nezhmetdinov's shocking strategic queen sacrifice, in 1962 against Chernikov, as shown on Agadmator's YouTube channel, has become the best-watched chess video of all time with millions of views. In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala shows in more than one hundred impressive and instructive games and positions how Nezhmetdinov fought for the initiative, how he bluffed and sacrificed, and how he kept his cool to out-calculate his opponents.
Tactical Training
- 496pages
- 18 heures de lecture
This book on tactical play is designed to aid practical play by focusing on typical combinational themes that crop up consistently in chess.
How to Beat Magnus Carlsen
- 304pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Rewire Your Chess Brain
- 528pages
- 19 heures de lecture
In this book the author assembles the problems and studies that are most effective to improve tactical ability. A player who works their way through this book will undoubtedly see improvements in their own play
The Petroff
- 400pages
- 14 heures de lecture
International Master Cyrus Lakdawala studies the Petroff Defense and its many variations. He provides answers to all the key questions and tells you everything you need to know about successfully playing the Petroff Defense.
The Four Knights: Move by Move
- 352pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Cyrus Lakdawala examines the many different variations of the Four Knights, studies the typical plans and tactics, offers repertoire options and provides answers to all the key questions.
Kramnik: Move by Move
- 416pages
- 15 heures de lecture
Cyrus Lakdawala examines Kramnik's skills in attack and defence, exploiting imbalances, dynamic elements, accumulating advantages and endgame play.
The Caro-Kann
- 424pages
- 15 heures de lecture
This new series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move formatgreatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study any chess opening and at the same time improve your general chess skills and knowledge. In this book, Cyrus Lakdawala examines the Caro-Kann, which enjoys a richly deserved reputation as one of Black's most reliable defences. It provides an ideal blend of soundness and dynamism, which allows Black to create counterplay from a solid platform. Lakdawala shares his experience and knowledge of the Caro-Kann, presents a repertoire for Black and provides answers to all the key questions.Essential guidance and training in the Caro-KannIncludes a Caro-Kann repertoire for BlackUtilizes an ideal approach to chess study
Play the London System
- 256pages
- 9 heures de lecture
Cyrus Lakdawala presents a reliable repertoire for White with this popular opening. He reveals all his ideas and explains the typical plans and tactics for both sides.