Books Details
Author : Merijn Van Delft Pages : 288 pages Publisher : New in Chess
Language : ISBN-10 : 9056918834 ISBN-13 : 9789056918835
Books Descriptions
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 Delft has studied and loved
positional sacrifices for as long as he can remember. This non-forcing tool
is not just a surprising and highly effective way of creating a decisive
advantage during a game. Positional sacrifices are also instruments of
superior beauty. Van Delft has created a unique thematic structure for all
types of positional sacrifices. He shows the early historical examples,
explains which long-term goals are typical for each fundamental theme and
presents lots of instructive modern examples. He then concentrates on
those sacrifices that have become standard features of positional play.
Solving the exercises he has added will further enhance your skills.
