Article Number
LXSHASSTGI
Author
Small Steps to Giant Improvement
336 pages, hardback, Quality, 1. edition 2018
In chess you cannot take your move back, but you can always return a misplaced piece to its former square at the cost of some time. Pawns on the other hand can never move backwards, making pawn moves truly permanent decisions.
This irreversibility makes Pawn Play among the most difficult aspects of chess strategy, which is one reason few books have been written about this topic and some that have are almost incomprehensible. Double Olympiad gold medallist Sam Shankland has gone the other way breaking down the principles of Pawn Play to basic, easily understandable guidelines every chess player should know. Shankland starts with extremely simple examples, but then lifts the level, illustrating the universality of the book’s guidelines by showing how grandmasters could have made better decisions by using them.
Sam Shankland is a Grandmaster and permanent member of the US national team, winning an Individual Gold Medal in 2014 and Team Gold in 2016. In 2015 and 2017 he played Board 1 for the US team at the World Team Championship. This is his first book.
This irreversibility makes Pawn Play among the most difficult aspects of chess strategy, which is one reason few books have been written about this topic and some that have are almost incomprehensible. Double Olympiad gold medallist Sam Shankland has gone the other way breaking down the principles of Pawn Play to basic, easily understandable guidelines every chess player should know. Shankland starts with extremely simple examples, but then lifts the level, illustrating the universality of the book’s guidelines by showing how grandmasters could have made better decisions by using them.
Sam Shankland is a Grandmaster and permanent member of the US national team, winning an Individual Gold Medal in 2014 and Team Gold in 2016. In 2015 and 2017 he played Board 1 for the US team at the World Team Championship. This is his first book.
| EAN | 9781784830519 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 770 g |
| Manufacturer | Quality |
| Width | 16 cm |
| Height | 22.5 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Author | Sam Shankland |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1784830519 |
| Pages | 336 |
| Binding | hardback |
004 Key to symbols used
005 Preface
007 Part I Pawns Can’t Move Backwards
009 Introduction
015 1 Protecting Your Children
027 2 Avoiding Potholes
049 3 Driving on Open Roads
067 4 Safe Houses should not be Compromised
087 5 Keeping Your Door Locked
107 Part II Compelling Enemy Pawns Forward
109 Introduction
111 6 Taking Out Lone Soldiers
129 7 Establishing Strongholds
145 8 Blocking Artillery
167 9 Invading the Castle
191 10 Breaking a Dam
207 Part III Pawns Seldom Move Sideways
209 Introduction
211 11 Single-File Lines are Easily Blocked
227 12 Footsoldiers Must Coordinate
245 13 Avoiding Redundant Workers
263 Part IV Compelling Enemy Pawns Sideways
265 Introduction
267 14 Winning 1 vs 2 Combat
289 15 Bumping Enemies into Each Other
307 16 Hiding in Plain Sight
325 Game Index
329 Name Index
005 Preface
007 Part I Pawns Can’t Move Backwards
009 Introduction
015 1 Protecting Your Children
027 2 Avoiding Potholes
049 3 Driving on Open Roads
067 4 Safe Houses should not be Compromised
087 5 Keeping Your Door Locked
107 Part II Compelling Enemy Pawns Forward
109 Introduction
111 6 Taking Out Lone Soldiers
129 7 Establishing Strongholds
145 8 Blocking Artillery
167 9 Invading the Castle
191 10 Breaking a Dam
207 Part III Pawns Seldom Move Sideways
209 Introduction
211 11 Single-File Lines are Easily Blocked
227 12 Footsoldiers Must Coordinate
245 13 Avoiding Redundant Workers
263 Part IV Compelling Enemy Pawns Sideways
265 Introduction
267 14 Winning 1 vs 2 Combat
289 15 Bumping Enemies into Each Other
307 16 Hiding in Plain Sight
325 Game Index
329 Name Index
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