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Under the Surface - 2nd Edition (hc)
352 Seiten, gebunden, Quality, 2. Auflage 2025, Erstauflage 2018
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Dive into the mind of strong chess players.
When Under the Surface was published in 2018, it won the ECF Book of the Year prize and was universally acclaimed for its originality and instructive value, with GM Peter Wells calling it “a modern classic” and GM Matthew Sadler praising the author’s “original ideas about all sorts of chess topics and a wonderfully witty and enthusiastic way of bringing them across.”
Seven years later, this new edition adds four new chapters along with various improvements to the original content. Author Jan Markos shows how a grandmaster perceives chess, presenting his concepts as vividly memorable metaphors such as Magnetic Skin, Karpov’s Billiard Balls and many others which will come as revelations to even titled players. Rediscover the original Markos magic while adding The Hannibal Manoeuvre and other new concepts to your chess arsenal.
Jan Markos is a grandmaster and two-time Slovakian Champion, who has represented Slovakia at six Olympiads. His 2021 book The Secret Ingredient (co-authored with super-GM David Navara) also received widespread acclaim.
When Under the Surface was published in 2018, it won the ECF Book of the Year prize and was universally acclaimed for its originality and instructive value, with GM Peter Wells calling it “a modern classic” and GM Matthew Sadler praising the author’s “original ideas about all sorts of chess topics and a wonderfully witty and enthusiastic way of bringing them across.”
Seven years later, this new edition adds four new chapters along with various improvements to the original content. Author Jan Markos shows how a grandmaster perceives chess, presenting his concepts as vividly memorable metaphors such as Magnetic Skin, Karpov’s Billiard Balls and many others which will come as revelations to even titled players. Rediscover the original Markos magic while adding The Hannibal Manoeuvre and other new concepts to your chess arsenal.
Jan Markos is a grandmaster and two-time Slovakian Champion, who has represented Slovakia at six Olympiads. His 2021 book The Secret Ingredient (co-authored with super-GM David Navara) also received widespread acclaim.
| EAN | 9781784832643 |
|---|---|
| Gewicht | 810 g |
| Hersteller | Quality |
| Breite | 16 cm |
| Höhe | 22,5 cm |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2025 |
| Autor | Jan Markos |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Auflage | 2 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781784832643 |
| Jahr der Erstauflage | 2018 |
| Seiten | 352 |
| Einband | gebunden |
| Name | Quality Chess UK Ltd |
|---|---|
| Adresse | Suite442-443, Baltic Chambers,50 Wellington Street Glasgow G2 6HJ Großbritannien |
| Internet | www.qualitychess.co.uk |
| info@qualitychess.co.uk |
Verantwortlicher Importeur:
| Name | Schachversand Niggemann |
|---|---|
| Adresse | Schadowstraße 5 48163 Münster Deutschland |
| info@schachversand.de | |
| Internet | www.schachversand.de |
003 Publisher's Foreword
006 Key to Symbols Used & Bibliography
007 Foreword by GM Vlastimil Babula
009 Preface
011 Preface to the 2nd Edition
013 PART I: About the Laws of the Chess World
015 1) Three Faces of a Piece
027 2) Hierarchy on the Board
037 3) Infection
041 4) Policemen of the Chess Board
045 PART II: About the Inhabitants of the Chess Board
047 5) Magnetic Skin
063 6) Inconspicuous Mate
071 7) Fractures
077 8) The Hannibal Manoeuvre
087 9) Understanding the Beast
083 10) Without Knights
101 11) Anatoly Karpov’s Billiard Balls
111 12) The Avocado Debacle
119 13) The Secret Life of Rooks
135 14) Princesses of the Chess Board
145 15) Gladiators of the Chess Board
155 PART III: About Time in Chess
157 16) Does Time Play against You?
163 17) Brake
171 18) Walking without Moving, Progress without Change
177 PART IV: About Openings
179 19) Find Five Differences
183 20) Equal and More Equal
187 21) The Tragedy of the Knight
191 22) The Scheme
201 PART V: About Decision-Making
203 23) Seeing a Move
209 24) The Freezer
215 25) Smart Retreats
221 26) On the Breaking Ice
225 27) Following the Beaten Track
231 28) Looking for a Move, No Commitments
235 29) On the Edge
241 30) Exchanges as a Weapon
247 31) To Trade or Not to Trade?
257 PART VI: About Computers
259 32) What Stockfish Can't Tell You and Fritz Didn’t Know
267 33) New Silicon Horizons
289 34) The Magician from Brno
303 35) The Biggest Lie
311 PART VII: About Beauty in Chess
313 36) Quality and Style
317 37) Searching for Beauty
327 Conclusion: How to Train Properly
332 Glossary
340 Game Index
346 Name Index
006 Key to Symbols Used & Bibliography
007 Foreword by GM Vlastimil Babula
009 Preface
011 Preface to the 2nd Edition
013 PART I: About the Laws of the Chess World
015 1) Three Faces of a Piece
027 2) Hierarchy on the Board
037 3) Infection
041 4) Policemen of the Chess Board
045 PART II: About the Inhabitants of the Chess Board
047 5) Magnetic Skin
063 6) Inconspicuous Mate
071 7) Fractures
077 8) The Hannibal Manoeuvre
087 9) Understanding the Beast
083 10) Without Knights
101 11) Anatoly Karpov’s Billiard Balls
111 12) The Avocado Debacle
119 13) The Secret Life of Rooks
135 14) Princesses of the Chess Board
145 15) Gladiators of the Chess Board
155 PART III: About Time in Chess
157 16) Does Time Play against You?
163 17) Brake
171 18) Walking without Moving, Progress without Change
177 PART IV: About Openings
179 19) Find Five Differences
183 20) Equal and More Equal
187 21) The Tragedy of the Knight
191 22) The Scheme
201 PART V: About Decision-Making
203 23) Seeing a Move
209 24) The Freezer
215 25) Smart Retreats
221 26) On the Breaking Ice
225 27) Following the Beaten Track
231 28) Looking for a Move, No Commitments
235 29) On the Edge
241 30) Exchanges as a Weapon
247 31) To Trade or Not to Trade?
257 PART VI: About Computers
259 32) What Stockfish Can't Tell You and Fritz Didn’t Know
267 33) New Silicon Horizons
289 34) The Magician from Brno
303 35) The Biggest Lie
311 PART VII: About Beauty in Chess
313 36) Quality and Style
317 37) Searching for Beauty
327 Conclusion: How to Train Properly
332 Glossary
340 Game Index
346 Name Index
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