This book offers help when you definitely do not have the advantage. Every chess player needs a sound arsenal of defensive techniques and this book covers them all.
This book offers help when you definitely do not have the advantage. Every chess player needs a sound arsenal of defensive techniques and this book covers them all.
One of the best books on chess defence ever written
Most chess games are not won they are lost. Many instructional chess books tell you how to improve a position when it is already (or may be) favourable. this book offers help when you definitely do not have the advantage. Every chess player needs a sound arsenal of defensive techniques. this book covers them all counterplay, when to accept sacrifices, how to anticipate short- and longterm threats, and how to minimise losses. It also helps you create a strong underlying psychological framework for defensive technique it teaches you how to stay cool under fire, how to stonewall and how to exploit your opponent's weaknesses.
International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis is chess correspondent for the New York Post and a very popular chess writer. He is the author of many books including What it Takes to Become a Chess Master (9781849940269) and 100 Chess Master Trade Secret (9781849941082).
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