Robar Philip. Techniques of Middle Game in Chess

Quality Chess, Mar 16, 2022. — 464 p. — ISBN 978-1-78483-167-7. Think Like a Super-GM is a unique collaboration combining the chess insights of an elite grandmaster with a scientific investigation into thinking at the chess board. 40 chess puzzles were shown to a panel of players ranging from occasional club players up to Super-GM and co-author Michael Adams. Researcher Philip...

Everyman Chess, 2019. — 414 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78194-573-7. "First the idea and then the move!" Miguel Najdorf used to say in his habitually enthusiastic fashion; that statement is the perfect summary of planning in chess. Planning is of crucial importance in chess and yet this is an area that has not been well discussed or explained to ambitious players who wish to improve. A...

Thinkers Publishing, 2022. — 288 p. — ISBN: 978-9464201512. The idea behind this book is for you to ‘play’ as in a real game, and it is my job to ensure you have a pleasant time while training. I suggest you take at least an hour and a half for each game and as your coach I will indicate when to guess the moves. Sometimes there will be suggestions — including tricky ones — to...

New in Chess, June 1, 2020. — 320 p. — ISBN: 978-9056918835. Most chess games of beginners and post-beginners are decided by fairly straightforward tactics. Anyone who wants to progress beyond this level and become a strong club player or a candidate master, needs to understand that somewhat mysterious-looking resource, the positional sacrifice. International Master Merijn van...

Alkmaar: New In Chess, 2021. — 272 p. — ISBN 978-90-5691-976-4. The Scandinavian Defence is one of the most popular chess openings among amateur players, and it is easy to see why. Black players immediately limit the opening theory they have to know because there is no way White can side-step Black’s first move. What’s more, the Scandinavian requires only very little...

New in Chess, 2020. — 304 p. — ISBN: 9789056919269. Foreword by Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana. If you want to improve your middlegame play, you will have to develop a FEEL for positions. That's what Boris Zlotnik has been stressing during his long and rich trainer's career. Clicking through concrete variations (a popular pastime in the computer era) is not enough. To guide your...