{"product_id":"grandmaster-chess-strategy-kern","title":"Grandmaster Chess Strategy - Kern","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSHORTLISTED: ChessCafe Book of the Year Award SELECTED: One of the BEST books of 2011 - CHESS Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Amateurs Can Learn from Ulf Andersson's Positional Masterpieces. One of the most effective ways to improve your chess is to take a world class-player as your example. By collecting his games, studying his choices and examining his style, you will understand what made him rise to the very top. This is what Guido Kern and Jurgen Kaufeld have done with Swedish chess legend Ulf Andersson, a positional genius with a crystal-clear style, who rose to the number 4 spot of the FIDE world rankings. Kaufeld and Kern have selected 80 of Andersson's games and grouped them into 15 thematic strategy lessons, pinpointing exactly how the Swede made the difference in each case. Their instructive verbal explanations will improve your strategic skills and your positional feeling. Every chess player knows how difficult it can be to convert an advantage into a win. Positional technique is what you need and Grandmaster Chess Strategy teaches you exactly that. Throughout the book the authors have selected dozens of test positions at particularly instructive stages of the games.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAuthors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuido Kern (1961) is an International Master and an experienced chess trainer for the German Chess Federation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJurgen Kaufeld (1976) is a FIDE master who works as a chess trainer in clubs and schools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e224 Pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: New In Chess\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished: April, 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormer US Champion Alex Yermolinsky: \"Ulf was our cult figure, we'd give anything to become like him.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKARL Magazine: \"The choice of the games is just as good as the penetrating analysis and the didactic presentation. The authors unlock the essential characteristics of each position by showing the ideas behind the moves.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIM John Donaldson, jeremysilman.com: \"One wonders if many players, especially time-limited amateurs, might not do better to adopt Andersson's approach emphasizing overall understanding in place of memorizing lots of sharp opening theory. Strongly recommended.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoe Petrolito, Australasian Chess Magazine: \"A good mixture of prose and variations (..) The book is both an anthology of best games and a teaching text on positional chess. It can be enjoyed on many levels.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"53*N","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35108284530845,"sku":"913465","price":23.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0435\/8235\/7661\/products\/grandmaster-chess-strategy-kern-21183297857.jpg?v=1594905453","url":"https:\/\/chesshouse98-com.myshopify.com\/products\/grandmaster-chess-strategy-kern","provider":"chesshouse98.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}