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Chess Calculation Training Volume 1: Middlegames by Romain Edouard (K-5312)
K-5312
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Roman Edouard launches a brand new series of exercise books. In his first volume, he focuses on middlegames. Romain has carefully selected 496 positions, which arose in real games in the recent past.
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| Language versions | English |
| Author / Authors | Romain Edouard |
| Publisher | Thinkers Publishing |
| Year of Publication | 1st edition 2017 |
| Pages | 237 |
| ISBN | 9789492510037 |
| Hardcover | No |
| Paperback | Yes |
| Downloadable | No |
| Width | 17 cm / 6.69 inch |
| Height | 23.5 cm / 9.25 inch |
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To obtain the best possible training result out of each position, he has separated the exercises into 11 different categories, covering both tactics and strategy, attack and defence. Romain gives you different instructions for each chapter, so you can improve your general thinking from varoius angles - exactly as you would face in your own games! This book is a fantastic training tool for any chessplayer to improve his level of chess thinking. Romain Edouard, with a highest rating of 2702, is part of the French National Team since 2011. As a teenager, he notably won a gold medal in the European U16 Championship in 2006, and silver medals in the Europe and World Championships under 18 in 2007. Since becoming an GM at only 18, he has won numerous international events, including the 2012 Al Ain Open, the 2014 Dubai Open, the 2015 World Open (joint winner) and the 2015 Championship of French-speaking countries in Montreal. Romain is recognised as a dynamic player, striving for the initiative from move 1. Having already written four books, Romain has earned his reputation of being an outstanding author. He is a regular columnist, whose articles appear in the world´s best chess magazines: ChessBase, Europe Echecs and the Swiss Chess Review.
CONTENT:
005 KEY TO SYMBOLS
007 PREFACE
009 CHAPTER 1: WARM UP
035 SOLUTIONS – CHAPTER 1
047 CHAPTER 2: PUNISH BAD COORDINATION!
065 SOLUTIONS – CHAPTER 2
073 CHAPTER 2: FIND THE UNEXPECTED BLOW!
085 SOLUTIONS – CHAPTER 3
091 CHAPTER 4: PLAY THE RIGHT MOVE UNDER PRESSURE!
101 SOLUTIONS – CHAPTER 4
109 CHAPTER 5: A DEVASTATING ATTACKING MOVE!
131 SOLUTIONS – CHAPTER 5
145 CHAPTER 6: FIND THE STUNNING WINNING MOVE!
150 HELP PAGE!
151 SOLUTIONS – CHAPTER 6
155 CHAPTER 7: PLAY THE KILLER POSITIONAL MOVE!
165 SOLUTIONS – CHAPTER 7
171 CHAPTER 8: FIND THE MISSED MOVE!
185 SOLUTIONS – CHAPTER 8
193 CHAPTER 9: EVALUATE THE OPPORTUNITY!
201 SOLUTIONS – CHAPTER 9
207 CHAPTER 10: MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE!
215 SOLUTIONS – CHAPTER 10
219 CHAPTER 11: SPECIAL SECTION
231 SOLUTIONS – CHAPTER 11
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