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Author:   Maxim Chetverik
Publisher:   Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House
Imprint:   Limited Liability Company Elk and Ruby Publishing House
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.370kg
ISBN:  

9785604176924

ISBN 10:   5604176923
Pages:   237
Publication Date:   18 March 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 6 PART I. A one-sided game ........................................................................................ 8 Chapter 1. Chronicle of a black day ..................................................................... 9 Chapter 2. When luck runs out...........................................................................24 Chapter 3. The pawn is the target ......................................................................39 Chapter 4. Positional sacrifice ............................................................................55 Chapter 5. Multi-faceted advantage ..................................................................62 Openly aiming for a draw ...............................................................................62 Pretending to attack the king .......................................................................64 When indecision proves fatal ........................................................................66 Opening up the game too early .....................................................................69 Pointless sacrifices ...........................................................................................71 When prophylaxis triumphs ..........................................................................73 Sabotage - in reality and behind the scenes..............................................75 Stubborn avoidance of exchanges ................................................................79 I play against pieces .........................................................................................82 Switching play from one flank to the other ...............................................85 A MAGICAL INTERLUDE. Watch out, it's Fabiano! ..................................89 PART II. A two-sided game ....................................................................................98 Chapter 6. Defending like a hero ........................................................................99 Chapter 7. When equal forces collide ..............................................................106 Chapter 8. Reaching a draw through spilt blood ..........................................116 Chapter 9. One step from saving the day .......................................................125 Chapter 10. The battle of macroplans .............................................................138 Chapter 11. The priority of piece coordination ............................................156 Chapter 12. Macroplans and microplans ........................................................170 Triumph of the macroplan over local threats ..........................................170 Triumph on the opponent's flank ............................................................175 Disaster on the opponent's flank ...........................................................184 Pawns don't move backwards .....................................................................186 Failed sabotage of the enemy king .............................................................190 Activating the pawn chain ...........................................................................193 The center takes priority ..............................................................................197 Triumph of a central bind .............................................................................204 Endgame dynamics ........................................................................................208 Thoughtless reshaping of the structure. ...................................................210 Risk strategy ....................................................................................................213 Strategy gives way to tactics .......................................................................216 Varying defensive plans ................................................................................224 Ignoring the main threat ..............................................................................227 The art of consolidation ................................................................................230 A HISTORICAL REFLECTION .........................................................................234 Players Index ................................................................................................................235 Openings Index ............................................................................................................237

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"""...for players rated at least 1800, there is a lot that can be learned, new concepts to adapt into one's own play and overall broaden the understanding of how chess is supposed to be played. A very good book for the ambitious player."" - FIDE Master Carsten Hansen, American Chess Magazine, October 2019"

""...for players rated at least 1800, there is a lot that can be learned, new concepts to adapt into one's own play and overall broaden the understanding of how chess is supposed to be played. A very good book for the ambitious player."" - FIDE Master Carsten Hansen, American Chess Magazine, October 2019

...for players rated at least 1800, there is a lot that can be learned, new concepts to adapt into one's own play and overall broaden the understanding of how chess is supposed to be played. A very good book for the ambitious player. - FIDE Master Carsten Hansen, American Chess Magazine, October 2019

Author Information

Maxim Chetverik, born in Voronezh in 1963, is one of Russia's biggest chess writers. He has written books published in Russian, English, French and German on the Queen's Indian Defense, Catalan Opening, English Opening, Benoni System, Queen's Gambit Accepted, Sicilian Defense, Petroff Defense, Dutch Defense, Alekhine Defense and Albin Counter Gambit, as well as more general opening books and books on the games of Alekhine, Tal and Spassky. He became an International Master in 2003 and is a regular tournament player to this day, as well as being a coach in his native Voronezh. His best tournament results include Budapest Open, 1st place, 1996, Open championship of Slovan Club, Bratislava, 1st place, 1998, Prague Open, 2nd equal, 2002, Kecskemet (Hungary) round robin tournament, 1st place, 2003, Stuttgart Open, 2nd place, 2009, Yaroslavl Open, 3rd place, 2015, and Olomouc (Czech Republic), 2nd place, 2017.

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