Mastering Positional Chess is a serious, but entertaining chess instruction book. Daniel started writing it when he realized that his lack of positional understanding was causing him to lose many games.

Despite his young age, Daniel's mature style and syste­matic method of working stand out. He gives crystal-clear, verbal explanations on the essence of positional chess, thus showing himself to be a born writer and in­structor.

This refreshingly original book contains six chapters on the important positional aspects of chess, with many at­tractive games and fragments from Daniel's own games, but also from games by top players like Kasparov, Karpov, Topalov and Petrosian. The author repeatedly rein­forces the points he wishes to make not only through the illustrative games, but also in the summaries and the exercises.

In a special preface Daniel's parents tell the story behind this book, which teaches chess skills every club player needs in orderto win more games.

Content:
006 Symbols

007 Acknowledgments

008 Bibliography

009 Preface

011 Foreword

013 Introduction

015 Chapter 1: Prophylaxis

045 Chapter 2: Defense in Worse Positions

095 Chapter 3: Building and Breaking Fortresses

121 Chapter 4: Positional Sacrifice

187 Chapter 5: Paralysis in the Middlegame

205 Chapter 6: Maneuvering

233 Solutions to Exercises

237 Epilogue

238 Index