In Attack & Defence Jacob Aagaard presents the main principles of how to attack and defend in chess. By carving dynamic chess into separate areas of ability, he gives the reader a clear way to expand his understanding of this vital part of the game.

"Playing the violin and learning languages are similar activities - the brain needs a special map for these kinds of activities, so it has to be learned at an early age - due to some brain chemistry stuff, I guess. That explains why so many players get stuck at a certain level - their map is done! Depressing, eh? But that's where Aagaard (and other heavyweights like Dvoretsky and Yusupov) come to the rescue! The books in this series are designed to change the ‘chess map' in your brain! Jacob wants to transform that narrow path of finding good moves into a freeway where good moves flow!" From the foreword by Sune Berg Hansen

Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard won the British Championship at his first and only attempt. He is the only author to have won the Boleslavsky Medal as well as the ACP, Guardian, ECF and ChessCafe Book of the Year awards. He is a FIDE Senior Trainer, and on his retirement from professional chess he has taken up the post of trainer for the Danish elite. His training material is used by amateurs, grandmasters and World Champions alike.

The Grandmaster Preparation series is aimed at ambitious players.

004 Key to Symbols used

005 Foreword by Sune Berg Hansen

007 Series Introduction

009 Preface

011 Attacking Theory in 60 Seconds

015 1. Include all the Pieces in the Attack

039 2. Momentum

065 3. Colour

085 4. Quantity beats Quality

097 5. Attack the Weakest Square

113 6. Attack the Strongest Square

123 7. Evolution/Revolution

139 8. Kill Zone

155 9. Only Move

177 10. Comparison

185 11. Prophylaxis

205 12. Active Defence

231 13. Multiple Exercises from the Same Game

301 Name Index