Play Like a Grandmaster

by Kotov, Alexander

• ISBN13: 9780713418071
• ISBN10: 0713418079
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-30
• Publisher: Batsford

Summary

Alexander Kotov's trilogy, of which this is the second volume, marks a landmark in chess literature. For the first time, a leading player managed to tackle the important elements of chess mastery in a methodical way which all chessplayers could understand, spiced with insight and colourful observation. Furthermore, his ideas and approach are as relevant to players today as they were when the books were first published.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
Positional Judgement
The Three Fishes of Chess Mastery	p. 9
A General Theory of the Middlegame	p. 10
The Basic Postulates of Positional Play	p. 21
Positional Assessment	p. 24
The Elements in Practice	p. 27
The Centre	p. 42
The Clash of Elements	p. 49
Learn From The World Champions	p. 53
The Mind of a Grandmaster	p. 59
How to Train	p. 60
Exercises	p. 61
Planning
Types of Plan	p. 65
One-Stage Plans	p. 68
Multi-Stage Plans	p. 79
Learn From The World Champions	p. 98
Practical Advice	p. 109
The Mind of a Grandmaster	p. 117
How to Train	p. 118
Exercises	p. 119
Combinational Vision
Training Combinational Vision	p. 122
Chessboard Drama	p. 124
The Theory of Combinations	p. 132
The Basic Themes	p. 134
The Mind of a Grandmaster	p. 143
Learn From The World Champions	p. 150
Exercises	p. 163
Calculation and Practical Play
The Calculation of Variations	p. 165
Exercises	p. 175
Time Trouble	p. 176
The Three Fishes in Action	p. 182
The Opening	p. 196
The Endgame	p. 198
Exercises	p. 203
Final Words of Advice	p. 204
Solutions to the Exercises	p. 207
Index	p. 219
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