The arch exponent of pressure play is world champion Magnus Carlsen. Carlsen is superb in this area of the game and consistently defeats world class opposition from simplified positions where he has no advantage whatsoever. How does he do it?

In this book, the highly experienced author and coach Neil McDonald analyses the finest examples of pressure play. In doing so he teases out the fundamental concepts that enable players like Carlsen to torture their opponents mercilessly.

* Paralyse the enemy pieces.

* Target the weakest squares on the board.

* Increase and exploit a space advantage.

Master pressure play and it will be your opponent on the rack, not you.

352 Seiten, kartoniert, Everyman, 1. Auflage 2023