Chessmaster Checklist

by Andrew Soltis

Overview

An instructional book about the crucial questions that masters ask themselves before committing to a move – a checklist for all players to ask themselves before making their own moves.

Beginners learn to ask themselves the key questions. As they improve, they ask more sophisticated questions: 'What did my opponent's last move allow me to do?", 'Where is his position weakest?", 'Should I take an irrevocable step now or wait?', 'What does my opponent want me to do?'. For chess master players these are almost subconscious checklist. Andy Soltis runs through the checklist of things to ask before making a move with fascinating and illuminating examples of real chess games,  from Karpov to Judith Polgar, from Magnus Carlsen to Fabiano Caruana. 

A key to improving is to ask all of these questions and find the right answers, for players looking to improve. The advice of Chess Masters is good advice for all chess players and the best way to take your play to the next level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849947145
Publisher:	Rizzoli
Publication date:	08/05/2021
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	926,486
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis is chess correspondent for the New York Post and a very popular chess writer. He is the author of many books including What it Takes to Become a Chess Master, Studying Chess Made Easy and David Vs Goliath Chess.

International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis is chess correspondent for the New York Post and a very popular chess writer. He is the author of many books including What it Takes to Become a Chess Master, Studying Chess Made Easy and David Vs Goliath Chess.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Chapter 1 What Is He Threatening? 9

Chapter 2 What Are the Tactical Ideas? 22

Chapter 3 What Is Wrong With His Move? 49

Chapter 4 What Is the Principled Move? 87

Chapter 5 What Is His Weakest Point? 116

Chapter 6 What Does He Want? 145

Chapter 7 How Can I Improve My Pieces? 164

Chapter 8 Will My Position Get Better? 187

Chapter 9 Finishing Up 212

Quiz Answers 234

Editorial Reviews

‘A very good instructional manual on how to make better decisions by narrowing down the essence of what is going on in any given position’

—Carsten Hansen, American Chess Magazine (US)

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