Imagine you are a club player who has been given the opportunity to talk at length with a famous grandmaster. How would you make the most of this opportunity?

Club players are unaware of the subtleties in Grandmaster chess. Great players can analyze chess at a depth that is unfathomable to amateurs. However, having reached such a high level can make it difficult to understand what is lacking in the mind of the amateur.

Lessons with a Grandmaster bridges this gap between grandmaster and amateur through a series of conversations between teacher, the renowned Grandmaster Boris Gulko, and student Dr. Joel R. Sneed, a professor of psychology and amateur chess player. The lessons are based on Gulko's own battles against fellow grandmasters, and there is particular focus on strategy, tactics and the role of psychology in chess competition.

• Learn from the chess games of Boris Gulko
• Typical questions you would ask a Grandmaster - answered!
• Improve your understanding of chess strategy and psychology.

Content:
005 Preface

007 Introduction

013 B.Gulko-T.Radjabov

025 W.Browne-B.Gulko, US Championship, Los Angeles 1991

036 A.Miles-B.Gulko, Philadelphia World Open 1987

048 M.Taimanov-B.Gulko, USSR Championship, Moscow 1976

063 B.Gulko-R.Ponomariov, Pamplona 1996/97

074 P.Wolff-B.Gulko, US Championship, Durango 1992

085 B.Gulko-G.Kasparov, USSR Championship, Frunze 1981

092 B.Gulko-A.Shabalov, Bern 1992

100 B.Gulko-J.Hector, Copenhagen 2000

106 A.Suetin-B.Gulko, Moscow 1972

116 B.Gulko-O.Panno, Vina del Mar 1988

128 B.Gulko-Y.Seirawan, US Championship, Salt Lake City 1999

145 B.Gulko-R.Hübner, Biel 1987

159 B.Gulko-A.Beliavsky, Groningen 1993

169 A.Yusupov-B.Gulko, Hastings 1989/90

179 V.Korchnoi-B.Gulko, Amsterdam 1989

191 A.Shabalov-B.Gulko, Manila Olympiad 1992

200 B.Gulko-V.Kupreichik, USSR Championship, Riga 1985

212 V.Hort-B.Gulko, Niksic 1978

224 B.Gulko-V.Smyslov, USSR Championship, Leningrad 1977

236 B.Gulko-M.Adams, Groningen 1990

248 B.Gulko-A.Karpov, Dos Hermanas 1994

262 B.Gulko-B.Gelfand, Amsterdam 1988

274 B.Gulko-B.Larsen, Hastings 1988/89

285 B.Gulko-G.Kasparov, Linares 1990

296 Index of Openings

297 Index of Opponents