{"product_id":"elements-of-chess-strategy-9781906454241","title":"Elements of Chess Strategy","description":"Forming a plan is the most important goal of logical chess thought. Without a good plan, we are reduced to tactical opportunism, rather than harnessing the power of our pieces to achieve specific tasks and make methodical progress towards victory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, few chess-players - even those fortunate enough to have a trainer - develop a disciplined approach to planning. In this book, one of the world's leading chess teachers provides step-by-step guidelines for identifying the features of a position onto which our strategy should be latched. He adopts a thoroughly modern approach, recognizing that the opponent will have his own plans and be attempting to disrupt ours. The effectiveness of Kosikov's methods - in particular the STEPS algorithm - is shown by his pupils' over-the-board proficiency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving presented the basics of orderly strategic thinking, Kosikov shows them at work in a variety of middlegame and endgame situations, especially the strategic minefield of minor-piece play. Examples are taken from both classic games and modern grandmaster play, together with instructive moments from games by the author's pupils. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexei Kosikov is a chess master from Ukraine who has enjoyed an illustrious career as a chess trainer. He has nurtured a vast array of chess talents, including nine who have achieved grandmaster titles, perhaps most notably Vladimir Baklan and Dmitry Komarov. He has written extensively about chess - and combinations in particular - and was a frequent lecturer at the Yusupov\/Dvoretsky elite chess school, to whose training manuals he also contributed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gambit Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50445372195090,"sku":"9781906454241","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a163e33e-06d5-4b43-a763-22690093a7e0.jpg?v=1729701406","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/elements-of-chess-strategy-9781906454241","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}