All the key areas of chess are covered here. Stewart highlights the principles of successful opening play and outlines an easy-to-learn starting repertoire. He also examines positional play, defensive resilience, typical mistakes and how to avoid them, tournament strategy, clock management, how to study chess and much more besides. This book is packed with tips and practical advice for beginners and intermediate players, and anyone wishing to improve their mental approach to chess.

◦ An essential guide to chess psychology
◦ Covers opening, middlegame and endgame play
◦ Ideal for beginners and intermediate players


Contents

About the Author

Introduction

1 Winning Chess Psychology
2 Quick Tip for Beginners
3 Dominate the Opening
4 Understanding Positional Play
5 How to Study Chess
6 Practical Tournament Strategy
7 Benefits of Playing Chess
8 Chess and Business
9 Additional Resources

Index of Openings

Index of Games

Figurine Notation, 204 Seiten, 2013, kartoniert, englisch.