The next step for post-beginners!

You have learned the rules of chess and developed some tactical skills. You are fascinated by the game and want to know more. So, the question is: what's next? What is the best way to improve your play and start winning? Yaroslav Srokovski, one of the most successful chess trainers in Europe, has developed a practical course which addresses the challenges that ambitious post-beginners face.

- What is the best way to train at chess?

- How do you acquire the ability to assess a position on the board?

- What should you try to achieve in the various stages of the game?

- Which long-term advantages should you aim for in what type of position?

In a clear and concise manner, Srokovski explains basic positional motifs like the strengths and weaknesses of pieces and pawns, of squares, files and diagonals. All these he illustrates with highly instructive examples. His tried-and-tested training material includes many exercises.

Content:
007 Preface

009 Introduction

Chapter I

011 Pieces cut off from the play

Chapter II

023 Open files

Chapter III

035 Strong and weak squares

Chapter IV

051 Weak complexes and weak diagonals

Chapter V

063 Pawn majority on the (queen-)side

Chapter VI

078 The strength of the passed pawn

Chapter VII

094 Weak pawns

Chapter VIII

109 The king in the middle

Chapter IX

123 Good knight versus bad bishop

Chapter X

137 Good bishop versus bad knight

Chapter XI

149 The advantage of the bishop pair in the endgame

Chapter XII

165 The advantage of the bishop pair in the middlegame

179 Solutions

217 Game List