Vladimir Popov is a distinguished Russian chess coach whose two most celebrated pupils, Nadezhda and Tatiana Kosintseva, are both in the Top 5 of women's chess. In Chess Lessons, Popov offers his secrets of chess improvement. Popov shares many stories from his decades of coaching experience. By following his pupils' successes and missteps, the reader can join them on the path to stronger chess.

Chess is a complex game, but Popov's expertise as a coach and author offers clear principles to help the reader achieve a deeper understanding of the game. Part of this process is challenging the reader to solve instructive and entertaining exercises.

Content:
004 Key to Symbols used

005 Foreword by Nadezhda Kosintseva

006 Kosintseva Biography

007 Preface

009 Introduction

011 Chapter 1 – Errors Due to Lack of Knowledge

019 Chapter 2 – Evaluating the Position

027 Chapter 3 – Planning

039 Chapter 4 – Piece Play

049 Chapter 5 – Pawn Play

059 Chapter 6 – Co-ordination of Pieces and Pawns

069 Chapter 7 – Arranging and Altering the Pawn Structure

079 Chapter 8 – Exchanging

095 Chapter 9 – Transition to the Endgame

103 Chapter 10 – Asymmetrical Exchanges

113 Chapter 11 – Prophylaxis

127 Chapter 12 – Monitoring Counter-Threats

143 Chapter 13 – Too Much Calculation

155 Chapter 14 – Calculation Neglected or Cut Short

165 Chapter 15 – Spotting Aggressive Sorties

175 Chapter 16 – Detecting Ideas

191 Chapter 17 – Blow and Counter-Blow

203 Chapter 18 – Obvious Moves and Reflex Answers

213 Chapter 19 – Deep Calculation

225 Chapter 20 – Enterprise

235 Chapter 21 – Hard Work Pays Off!

253 Appendix – Examples from Classic Games