Secrets of Positional Chess
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.66 (964 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1901983730 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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His pupils include Bojan Kurajica, World Under-20 Champion in 1965, and Al Modiahki of Qatar, the first Arabian grandmaster. About the Author Drazen Marovic is a grandmaster from Croatia, who has won medals as both player and trainer for various national teams. His two previous books discussed various aspects of pawn play, and have been warmly received by the chess-playing public: see Understanding Pawn Play in Chess and Dynamic Pawn Play in Chess. This is his third book for Gambit. He is currently the trainer of the Croatian national team. Marovic has a wealth of experience as a writer, editor and television commentator on chess.
"Classic instruction from an old-school author" according to D Owen. I am a huge fan of the Marovic books under the Gambit imprint, and have found them to contain tremendous instruction on the strategic elements of chess. This book is my equal-favorite, alongside his Dynamic Pawn Play in Chess.The charm of this book is that the author uses such a wonderful blend of examples. Original classic games are mixed in with both modern examples, and with little-known (but instructive) games from different eras. Marovic is well-known as an experienced trainer. His considered selection of past gam. "Fresh perspective on positional chess" according to Ramzani ABD RAUB. I picked this book at a recent Malaysian local PCMM open in Kuala Lumpur. I was interested in the title having read "Excelling in Positional Chess" by Aagard.The chapters started with analysing chess space: Strong Weak Squares, then continuing to Files / Diagonals, 1st and 2nd ranks and outposts. The other chapters discusses specifically on the strenghts/weaknesses of each piece: King, Queen, Rook, and Minor Pieces.I admired his excellent analysis as he is able to illustrate the pivotal square(s) being subtly fought fo. Feedback said A true classic. A true classic. In an age when many chess books are data base dumps with inadequate analysis, this book educates and instructs. Worth having, and studying.
Marovic has a wealth of experience as a writer, editor and television commentator on chess. This is his third book for Gambit. Drazen Marovic is a grandmaster from Croatia, who has won medals as both player and trainer for various national teams. He is currently the trainer of the Croatian national team. His pupils include Bojan Kurajica, World Under-20 Champion in 1965, and Al Modiahki of Qatar, the first Arabian grandmaster. . His two previous books disc
Topics include: outposts; strength and weakness on files and diagonals; vulnerabilities on the first and second ranks; static weakness and attack; and characteristics of the pieces.. How can one determine if a piece is weak or strong? Or if a square is weak or strong? These are the principal questions that grandmaster and trainer Drazen Marovic addresses in this important book. By discussing carefully-chosen games and positions, Marovic explains how to recognize good and bad features of positions, and how to make use of one's advantages and exploit the opponent's weaknesses. One repeatedly sees 'weaknesses' that are unexploitable (and therefore are not weaknesses at all), possibilities of surrendering certain squares in order to gain more important ones, and material sacrifices to exploit major weaknesses