Complete Manual of Positional Chess Volume 2: The Russian Chess School 2.0: Middlegame Structures and Dynamics - Softcover

Konstantin Sakaev & Konstantin Landa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9056917420 ISBN 13: 9789056917425

Publisher: New in Chess, 2017

Synopsis

Russia boasts a long and rich tradition in chess education, and Russian chess teachers and trainers are simply the best in the world. The Complete Manual of Positional Chess, probably the most thorough grounding in the history of teaching chess, was recently created for chess teachers at the DYSS, the special sports school for young talents in Moscow. Konstantin Sakaev and Konstantin Landa present a complete set of instructions and tips for trainers and self-improvers. You will learn not only how to enhance your fundamental knowledge and technical skills, but also how to work on your physical and psychological conditioning. In VOLUME 2 you are again handed basic and advanced tools to improve in a wide array of areas: assessing and handling pawn structures, employing positional and tactical means to improve your position, identifying weak spots, mastering attacking dynamics and more. If you complete Sakaev and Landa's course you will be able to assess virtually any chess position you are confronted with. With its all-encompassing approach this ground-breaking book allows everyone to reap the fruits of the long tradition of instructive excellence in Russia.

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About the Author

Konstantin Sakaev is a Grandmaster and a former Russian Champion. He won Olympiad gold in 1998 and 2000 with the Russian team and has assisted World Champion Vladimir Kramnik as his second. Konstantin Landa is a Russian Grandmaster and a FIDE Senior Trainer.

Edition details

• Publisher: New in Chess
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 9056917420
• ISBN 13: 9789056917425
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 368