GM Arkadij Naiditsch: The work of Efstratios Grivas is, as usual, very well organized, with logical explanations accompanying the practical examples he has chosen. There are, of course, almost unlimited options in the middlegame but I am very sure that after examining the current book's examples, you will most definitely improve - gaining not only a deeper understanding, but also many news ideas for your own middlegame play.

Grivas Method - Middlegame Strategies

Efstratios Grivas

Chess Evolution

Greatest 550 Puzzles

Csaba Balogh

Play The Semi-Tarrasch! - Part 1

Tibor Károlyi

Play the Semi-Tarrasch! - Part 2 is an up-to- date release about one of the most popular openings nowadays. On the recent Candidates tournament in Berlin, this was the most frequently played opening and the analysis of the author includes all those games as well. Tibor Károlyi is an expert of this opening, he teaches it to many of his pupils and now he shares his in-depth view about this opening. Together with the first part, the book gives the reader a full Semi-Tarrasch repertoire with black.

Play The Semi-Tarrasch! - Part 2

This book covers 10 important chess topics. Each topic is separated into its own chapter and each chapter is constructed in the following way: 2 illustrative positions with solutions, an explanation of the topic and some help and hints to help the reader solve the exercises. There are 40 exercises, growing in difficulty, starting with the easy ones and finishing with the most complicated. The solutions for each chapter can be found at the very end of the book. After you have worked through the 10 topics, you will find yourself at the test section, where you can challenge your new-found knowledge. There are 8 tests, each consisting of 10 positions, with one position from each of the topics that we covered in this book. However, you won't know which position belongs to which topic! The solutions to the tests can also be found at the very end of the book. The book contains 500 educational positions: 20 exemplary positions, 400 exercises and 80 test positions. While you are going through the exercises, you will sometimes run into the a smiley. When you meet with the smiley, it means that you must take a deeper look into the position. It could be that the most obvious move is not the best one, or the key move comes later, not on the first move, and you need to foresee it.

ChessGamer - Tactics Awaken

Arkadij Naiditsch

The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest and most reliable opening which is mainly based on positional and structural understanding. The author gives a perfect guide about it and if somebody masters it, he will be able to use it in his entire chess career. This opening will never run out of fashion, its strategical and positional ideas will not be refuted by the strong computers.

The Exchange Queen's Gambit for Black

The Modern Endgame Manual - Mastering Typical Rook Endgames

Adrian Mikhalchishin

The Dutch defense is a highly popular opening nowadays with the idea to get a sharp and assymetrical position against 1.d4. GM Mateusz Bartel - 4-times Polish Champion: "Are you bored with the classical or popular positions after 1.d4? Are the tonnes of theoretical lines overwhelming for you sometimes? Then you should try the Dutch Defence instead! In this book, a well-respected author provides you with a solid foundation for including the Dutch in your repertoire, dealing with almost all the sidelines you could possibly meet after 1. d4 f5. I have been playing this opening for more than 20 years now and I am positively surprised by the amount of useful material inside. Studying it (and later the second part with the main lines) can help you to acquire a lifetime weapon, which is especially efficient against solid players." Together with the second part, the book gives the reader a full Dutch repertoire with black.

Play the Dutch! - Part 1

Play the Dutch! - Part 2

This book is the continuation of the successful puzzle-book series, which started with the "Greatest 365 Puzzles" and "Greatest 501 Puzzles" from 2012. It was followed by "Tactics, Tactics, Tactics!" Volumes 3 and 4 which covered the best practical puzzles of 2013-2015 and the next ones of the series were the "Greatest 551 Puzzles" and the Greatest 550 puzzles" with the combinations of 2016 and 2017. The new book contains 525 puzzles divided into 3 chapters. You will fi nd a huge range of tactical ideas that you can use in your own games! All the puzzles have been collected from practical games throughout 2018.

Greatest 525 Puzzles

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