Winning Chess Middlegames

Winning Chess Middlegames
Author: Ivan Sokolov
Publisher: New In Chess
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2017-11-13
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 905691751X

AWARDS: Shortlisted for the Guardian Chess Book of the Year Award Runner-up for the English Chess Federation 2009 Book of the Year Award CHESS Magazine: Best Books of 2009 Back in Print! Ever wondered why grandmasters take only seconds to see what’s really going on in a chess position? It’s all about structures, as Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explains in this groundbreaking book. ‘Winning Chess Middlegames’ addresses the often ignored but extremely important topic of pawn structures, divided into four main types: doubled pawns, isolated pawns, hanging pawns and pawn majorities. With its highly accessible verbal explanations and deep analyses of top-level games, this book helps you to solve the basic problems of the middlegame: space, tension and initiative. Club players studying this book will:greatly enhance their middlegame skills, develop an accurate feeling as to which particular positions suit their style and acquire new strategic and practical opening knowledge. Ivan Sokolov explains matters profoundly, honestly and objectively including lots of inside stories from top-level chess, neither sparing his colleague grandmasters nor himself in his comments. With a foreword by British Grandmaster Michael Adams.

Chess Middlegame Strategies

Chess Middlegame Strategies
Author: Ivan Sokolov
Publisher: Chess Middlegame Strategies
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2017-01-20
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9789492510013

In his well know style Ivan focuses on the different aspects of the complex middlegames. He breaks new ground and provides us with a variety of instructive examples. Volume 2 will be released in January 2018 and the final volume in the Spring of 2019.

Soviet Middlegame Technique

Soviet Middlegame Technique
Author: Peter Romanovsky
Publisher: Chess Classics
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781907982484

"The original version of this famous guide to the middlegame was published in 1929 when Romanovsky was Soviet champion ... His writing was later translated into English and published in two titles - one on Planning and the other on Combinations. In this fresh translation we have included both works to create the ultimate version of a classic of Soviet chess literature."--Back cover.

Middlegame Strategy

Middlegame Strategy
Author: Robert Leininger
Publisher: Pickard & Son Pub
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1997-07-01
Genre: Games
ISBN: 9781886846074

"Middlegame Strategy" takes the guesswork out of planning in chess. By concentrating on one fundamental pawn formation, this book shows you how to cut through the clutter, focusing on how the pawns can lead the way to the best course of play and the win!

Chess Middlegame Strategies Volume 3

Chess Middlegame Strategies Volume 3
Author: Ivan Sokolov
Publisher: Chess Middlegame Strategies
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9789492510600

After his first two most successful volumes of Chess Middlegame Strategies, Ivan Solokov explores in his final volume ideas related to the symbiosis of the strategic and dynamic elements of chess. He combined the most exceptional ideas, strategies and positional play essentials. These three volumes will give you a serious head start when studying and playing a middlegame. A book and series that cannot be missed in any serious chess library!

Mastering Chess Strategy

Mastering Chess Strategy
Author: Johan Hellsten
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Total Pages: 992
Release:
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1857448979

Grandmaster Johan Hellsten is convinced that mastering chess strategy - just like chess tactics - requires practice, practice and yet more practice! This outstanding book is a product of his many years' work as a full-time chess teacher, and is specifically designed as part of a structured training programme to improve strategic thinking. It focuses on a wide range of key subjects and provides a basic foundation for strategic play. Furthermore, in addition to the many examples, there's an abundance of carefully selected exercises which allow readers to monitor their progress and put into practice what they have just learned. Following such a course is an ideal way for players of all standards to improve. Although designed mainly for students, this book is also an excellent resource for chess teachers and trainers. An essential course in chess strategyContains over 400 pages of Grandmaster adviceIncludes more than 350 training exercises

Chess Middlegame for Beginners

Chess Middlegame for Beginners
Author: Cory Klein
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2018-03-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781986248556

From Opening to Endgame The middlegame is a pivotal stage of every chess game. Playing successful openings is crucial, and understanding the endgame is decisive. However, the middlegame is arguably the most important part of every chess game. It gives the game direction and allows players to establish winning positions. It is also the phase of the game during which most material is exchanged to make way for the endgame. Typically, it lasts longer than either other stage, and requires a deeper level of analysis. Learn and Execute Winning Tactics and Strategy Because chess is an old game that has been played by many great minds, there are many middlegame concepts you can learn to improve as a chess player. There are two main principles that you should learn and apply in the middlegame: tactics and strategy. Understanding them will improve the quality of your planning and thus allow you to play better moves. In this book, you will learn the following: * The definition of chess tactics and strategy * The most common and useful chess tactics for you to use in your games * Strategic concepts for you to remember and achieve in your games * How to smoothly transition from the opening to the middlegame * How to set up advantageous positions for the endgame * General middle game "dos and don'ts" to prevent blunders and encourage smart moves * Chess diagrams to illustrate every single move and give you a visual representation of each position on the board * A real-life example of a middlegame battle between two chess grandmasters Establish Winning Positions The lessons you will learn from this book will instantly give you a better understanding of fundamental chess concepts. You will learn to apply proper tactics and strategy to set up advantageous positions and make significant material gains in the middlegame. As a result, you will increase your chances of reaching the endgame with a better position than your opponent and thus increase your chances of victory in every game you play. So don't hesitate. If you want to learn about chess tactics and strategy, now is the time. Just scroll up and grab your copy now!

Winning Chess Strategies

Winning Chess Strategies
Author: Yasser Seirawan
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2005-05-01
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1781944326

Gain the advantage over your opponent with easy-to-remember strategies from one of the worlds top chess players! Strategy is the ultimate secret weapon for championship players around the world. Drawing on his considerable experience in tournament play, International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan shows you how to apply flexible strategic principles to every part of your game. Using Seirawan's simple and effective planning and analysis techniques, you'll enter each game with confidence and energy, ready to play forcefully and intelligently the way you need to play so you can win every time! Learn to: Knock your opponent off balance with bold opening moves * Formulate an overall game strategy before the middle game * Interpret the motivation behind your opponents every move * Position yourself for a winning endgame * Diagrams throughout the book illustrate game positions, and you'll meet historys greatest chess strategieslearning from them move by move! Whether for reference during practice games or simply for pleasure reading,WINNING CHESS STRATEGIES is an information packed resource you'll turn to again and again

Understanding Chess Middlegames

Understanding Chess Middlegames
Author: John Nunn
Publisher: Gambit Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Chess
ISBN: 9781906454272

The three-times World Chess Solving Champion distils the most useful middlegame concepts and knowledge into 100 lessons that everyone can understand. Following on from his successful Understanding Chess Endgames, John Nunn turns his attention to the middlegame - the phase of the chess battle where most games are decided, yet the one that has received the least systematic treatment from chess writers. With the outstanding clarity for which he is famous, Nunn breaks down complex problems into bite-sized pieces. In the case of attacking play, we are shown how to decide where to attack, and the specific methods that can be used to pursue the enemy king. Positional play is described in terms of the major structural issues, and how the pieces work around and with the pawns. Nunn explains how to assess when certain pieces are better than others, and how we can make use of this understanding at the board. Readers will never be short of a plan, whatever type of position arises. Each lesson features two inspiring examples from modern chess, annotated honestly and with a keen focus on the main instructive points. Both sides' ideas are emphasized, so we get a clear picture of the ways to disrupt typical plans as well as how to form them.

The Complete Book of Chess Strategy

The Complete Book of Chess Strategy
Author: Jeremy Silman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1998
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781890085018

An easy-to-understand guide to chess strategy -- conceptual planning -- has always been the amateur's dream. This book makes that dream a reality. This comprehensive guide in dictionary form, the first of its kind, makes all aspects of chess strategy quick, easy, and painlessly accessible to players of all degrees of strength. Each strategic concept is listed alphabetically and followed by a clear, easy-to-absorb explanation accompanied by examples of how this strategy is used in practice. Such great World Champions as Steinitz, Capablanca, Petrosian, Fischer, and Karpov have used these strategies in virtually all of their games. Now you can arm yourself with their weapons. As you incorporate these weapons into your own play, they will enrich your appreciation of the game and lead you to one beautiful victory after another.