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Grandmaster Preparation – Calculation
2nd Edition
Inbunden, 2020
337 kr
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Have there been times during a game when you have calculated a position for half an hour, only to find out that most of what you were thinking about was of little use? If you have not, maybe the only way to improve your calculation is to upgrade your processor. But if you are human, then this book …
Excelling at Positional Chess:
Häftad, 2003
225 kr
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In this unique book, International Master Jacob Aagaard selects many original examples of positional chess, the creme de la creme of those that he uses for training and study.
Excelling at Chess Calculation
Capitalising on Tactical Chances
Häftad, 2004
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219 kr
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There are many differing opinions among the top players in the world of chess, but there is one thing upon which World Champions, Grandmasters, and other experts all agree: the art of chess calculation is the absolute key to the success of a player. Master this discipline and chess players can …
Excelling at Chess Volume 2
Combinational Play and Calculation
Häftad, 2017
254 kr
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In Volume 2 of Excelling at Chess ,we publish International Master Jacob Aagaard's Excelling at Combinational Play: Learn to Identify and Exploit Tactical Chances and Excelling at Chess Calculation: Capitalising on tactical chances. Being able to solve puzzles and combinations is one of the …
Excelling at Chess Volume 1
Technical and Positional Chess
Häftad, 2017
262 kr
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Brought together in one volume are two of Jacob Aagaard's great books- Excelling at Technical Chess and Excelling at Positional Chess. "And the rest is a matter of technique" is an annoyingly common phrase used in chess literature. The implication from the author is that the task of converting a …
Positional Decision Making In Chess
Av Boris Gelfand, Jacob Aagaard
Inbunden, 2015
429 kr
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English Chess Federation 2015 Book of the Year!!Positional Decision Making in Chess offers a rare look into the mind of a top grandmaster.In his efforts to explain his way of thinking, Boris Gelfand focuses on such topics as the squeeze, space advantage, the transformation of pawn structures and …
Killer Guide to Attacking Chess
Häftad, 2026
375 kr
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A Killer Guide to Attacking Chess provides an expert introduction to the main elements of good attacking chess. From the foundational concepts of Momentum and Include all the pieces in the attack, to more situational ideas such as Attacking the weakest square, Attacking the strongest square, …
Meeting 1d4 & 1e4
Häftad, 2017
237 kr
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Brought together for the first time in one book Meeting 1d4 and 1e4 International Master Jacob Aagaard and Esben Lund provide an all-in-one solution to the popular opening move 1 d4 and other White systems that do not involve 1 e4. In Meeting 1e4 The reader is provided with a complete repertoire …
Thinking Inside the Box
Häftad, 2018
289 kr
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Jacob Aagaard describes his chess improvement philosophy, developed over more than twenty years of thinking about one question: How do we make better decisions at the chess board?As the final volume in the award-winning Grandmaster Preparation series, this book unifies the concepts of the previous …
Grandmaster Preparation – Positional Play
Inbunden, 2012
345 kr
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Have there been times during a game when you have tried to calculate like mad, but can find no rhyme or reason to your lines? Have you ever felt that the computer’s suggestions in your post-mortem analysis make no sense to you? Ever felt like the man with a hammer, suspecting that the world may not …
Positional Decision Making In Chess
A Look into the Mind of a Top Grandmaster
Av Boris Gelfand, Jacob Aagaard
Häftad, 2015
361 kr
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Positional Decision Making in Chess offers a rare look into the mind of a top grandmaster. In his efforts to explain his way of thinking, Boris Gelfand focuses on such topics as the squeeze, space advantage, the transformation of pawn structures and the transformation of advantages. Based on …
Grandmaster Preparation – Endgame Play
Inbunden, 2014
345 kr
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Jacob Aagaard presents the reader with a few key concepts in the endgame and invites him to test his skills with a lot of examples from recent tournament practice. Where many endgame books are theoretical and emphasize memorization, Endgame Play is based entirely in the real world, where the …
Decision Making in Major Piece Endings
Av Boris Gelfand, Jacob Aagaard
Inbunden, 2021
345 kr
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In Decision Making in Major Piece Endings former World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses his path to decision making in endgames involving rooks or queens, as well as the often neglected "4th Phase." Countless games are decided by good or bad technique in such endgames, so readers are …
Endgame Labyrinths
Häftad, 2024
359 kr
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Endgame Labyrinths presents the reader with 1002 challenging studies selected and truncated, with their usefulness for the practical player in mind. It is common for studies to be extended by less interesting manoeuvres or by incomprehensible sequences, before the main themes come into play. The …
Endgame Labyrinths
Inbunden, 2024
422 kr
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Endgame Labyrinths presents the reader with 1002 challenging studies selected and truncated, with their usefulness for the practical player in mind. It is common for studies to be extended by less interesting manoeuvres or by incomprehensible sequences, before the main themes come into play. The …
Matter of Endgame Technique
Inbunden, 2022
557 kr
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The most hated cliché in chess is: And the rest is a matter of technique. In A Matter of Endgame Technique Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard deals with one of the few things chessplayers hate even more – losing a winning position. No serious chessplayer is new to the misery of spoiling hours of hard work …
Conceptual Rook Endgames
Häftad, 2024
359 kr
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Rook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions …
Conceptual Rook Endgames Workbook
Häftad, 2024
232 kr
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Rook endgames are the most frequently occurring endgames, as well as one of the most exciting and challenging areas of chess. In 2023, Quality Chess published Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland and its sister volume Conceptual Rook Endgames by GM Jacob Aagaard – a dazzling dyad of …
Mastering Chess Exchanges
Av Renier Castellanos, Jacob Aagaard
Inbunden, 2025
444 kr
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Few books have dealt with the topic of exchanges in chess, leaving this important part of chess strategy a mystery to most. In Mastering Chess Exchanges, grandmasters Jacob Aagaard and Renier Castellanos break down the topic into crystal-clear themes, including piece preferences, tension, …
Killer Guide to Attacking Chess
Inbunden, 2026
457 kr
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A Killer Guide to Attacking Chess provides an expert introduction to the main elements of good attacking chess. From the foundational concepts of Momentum and Include all the pieces in the attack, to more situational ideas such as Attacking the weakest square, Attacking the strongest square, …
Meeting 1 D4
Häftad, 2002
197 kr
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International Master Jacob Aagaard provides an all-in-one solution to the popular opening move 1 d4 and other White systems that do not involve 1 e4. Throughout this work, Aagaard delves into the strategies, ideas and tactics for Black, while also showing the possible traps and pitfalls.
Sicilian Kalashnikov
Häftad, 2001
213 kr
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A chess book on the openings, aimed at a club audience.
Excelling at Chess
Häftad, 2001
225 kr
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This book identifies the key factors that separate the very strong players from the rest. Anyone who follows the advice in this book cannot fail to improve their feel for the game.
Excelling at Combinational PLA
Häftad, 2004
225 kr
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Experienced chess writer Jacob Aagaard explains how tactical intuition and ability develops and uses pattern recognition to improve the reader's tactical ammunition.
Starting out: the Grunfeld Def
Häftad, 2004
201 kr
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These books are perfect for enthusiastic chess players who are starting out in the game, and who are seeking to understand the basic principles behind these important openings: the Pirc/Modern and the Grunfeld. These 2 books are written in a user-friendly style with an abundance of notes, tips and …
Excelling at Technical Chess
Learn to Identify and Exploit Small Advantages
Häftad, 2004
221 kr
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"And the rest is a matter of technique" is an annoyingly common phrase used in chess literature. The implication from the author is that the task of converting a typically winning position into a full point or converting a drawing position into half-a-point is relatively straightforward. However, …
Playing the French
Av Jacob Aagaard, Nikolaos Ntirlis
Häftad, 2013
289 kr
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The French Defence is one of the most solid and strategically rich responses to 1.e4. Many opening lines have been analysed to death by computer, but the French is relatively resistant to this growing trend, as the characteristic blocked pawn centre leads to situations where a player with superior …
Attack & Defence
Häftad, 2013
282 kr
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In Attack & Defence, Jacob Aagaard presents the main properties of how to attack and defend in chess. By carving dynamic chess into separate areas of ability, he gives the reader a clear way to expand his understanding of this vital part of the game.
Calculation
Häftad, 2020
282 kr
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Have there been times during a chess game when you have calculated a position for half an hour, only to find out that most of what you were thinking about was of little use? If you have not, maybe the only way to improve your calculation is to upgrade your processor. But if you are human, then this …
Experts on the Anti-Sicilian
Häftad, 2011
317 kr
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The Sicilian Defense, 1.e4 c5, is one of the popular chess openings. In this book several chess grandmasters present state-of-the-art analysis of lines where White meets the Sicilian by avoiding the Open variations. The editors, 2007 British Champion GM Jacob Aagaard and three-time Scottish …
