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Learn from Michal Krasenkow

408 pages, paperback, Thinkers Publishing, 1. edition 2019

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During my chess career I have played almost 4000 classical games, a good deal of them against grandmasters, including world's top players, a number of which I managed to defeat. A lot of these games are interesting and instructive, and studying them will definitely help any player to get new expertise, learn new ideas and therefore improve their chess skill. This book is divided into three chapters. The first part is a brief description of my life and career. The second chapter includes 54 of my most memorable victories grouped by their main contents (tactics, attack, positional play etc.) while in every section games are arranged in chronological order. The third chapter is specifically devoted to endgames and contains analyses of the 12 most interesting, often amazing endgames, I had in my practice.

Some of the games and endings were published (mostly a long time ago) in various chess magazines. All my earlier annotations have been fully revised for this book, with the help of more modern computers and analysing engines. I don’t understand the strange approach of some chess commentators (mostly those providing online coverage of games), who decline using chess engines in order to give more "human" commentaries (which leads to numerous mistakes and blunders as they can't fully concentrate on the games in the same way as players do). I don't see any contradiction between human explanation of decisions taken in the games and their verification with technical aids. On top of this, computer analysis often reveals fantastic possibilities hidden in the position, which are as instructive as details of human thinking. I would like to thank my wife Elena, who supported me very much in my life and chess career. Enjoy!

Michal Krasenkow Warsaw, July 2018

More Information
Weight 750 g
Manufacturer Thinkers Publishing
Width 17 cm
Height 23.5 cm
Medium Book
Year of Publication 2019
Author Mikhail Krasenkov
Language English
Edition 1
ISBN-13 978-9492510464
Pages 408
Binding paperback

004 Key to Symbols used

007 Foreword

009 Five Decades in Chess

031 Index of Games

035 Part I – Memorable Games

036 Chapter 1 – Combinations & Tactics

081 Chapter 2 – Attack on the Uncastled King

099 Chapter 3 – Flank Attack on the King

135 Chapter 4 – Positional Play

217 Chapter 5 – Dynamic Play

247 Chapter 6 – Defence

255 Chapter 7 – Openings

281 Chapter 8 – Various and Memorable

329 Part II – Memorable Endgames

330 Chapter 1 – Pawn Endgames

359 Chapter 2 – Rook Endgames

403 Chapter 3 – Bishop Endgames

407 Quoted Games

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