Thinkers Publishing, 2018. — 679 p. — ISBN: 978-94-9251-024-2. Prior to this one, I had written three books dedicated to chess openings. When I was offered the chance to write a book for Thinkers Publishing, I had no particular idea on what to write about within that area and I wanted to try something (a bit I am not that foolish!) new. My lazy side prompted me to think that a...
Russell Enterprises, Inc., 2022. — 312 p. — ISBN-13: 978-1949859447. To improve and succeed, a chessplayer must be able calculate precisely and visualize prospective positions. This book by Russian grandmaster Konstantin Chernyshov is designed to improve your visualization and calculation skills. With 500 exercises and an additional 250 puzzles, the author provides a vast...
Thinkers Publishing, 2018. — 488 p. — ISBN: 978-94-9251-030-3. This book is a mixture of all kinds of exercises, but with one thing in common – all the games were played before the year 2000, except for a few by two big names, Kasparov and Karpov. There are several objectives to this book, besides the obvious calculation training. The age of the games brings in a cultural...
New in Chess, May 24, 2022. — 332 p. — ISBN: 978-90-5691-997-9. Calculation is key to winning chess games. Converting your chess knowledge into concrete moves requires calculation and precise visualization. The bad news: calculation is hard work. You cannot rely on feeling or intuition – you will have to turn on your brainpower. The good news: you can improve your calculation...
Chess Evolutionv Kft., September 22, 2020. — 376 p. This is the third volume of a new series. In the first book we tried to demonstrate a slightly different approach to studying tactics, and we chose tactical elements according to a great champion — Vasily Smyslov — to do so. The second book was devoted to much more complicated tactical ideas and motifs. We will also continue...
Mongoose Press, 2014. — 256 p. — ISBN 978-1-936277-61-2. Every player has heard the saying, "Chess is 99 percent tactics." It isn't. It's 99 percent calculation. But until now there has never been a book devoted entirely to this most mysterious and essential chess technique. This book examines both the technical and practical aspects of how to think ahead - the selection of...
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