Mastering Positional Sacrifices

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Anyone who wants to become a strong club player or a candidate master, needs to understand that somewhat mysterious-looking resource, the positional sacrifice. This non-forcing tool is a surprising and highly effective way of creating a decisive advantage during a game. International Master Merijn Van Delft has created a unique thematic structure for all types of positional sacrifices. He shows the early historical examples, explains which long-term goals are typical for each fundamental theme and presents lots of instructive modern examples. He then concentrates on those sacrifices that have become standard features of positional play. Solving the exercises he has added will further enhance your skills. Playing a positional sacrifice will always require courage. Merijn van Delft teaches the essential technical know-how and helps you to take the plunge. Mastering Positional Sacrifices is bound to become a modern-day classic.