Kuljasevic: Beyond Material
Autor: Kuljasevic, Davorin
Verlag: New in Chess
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Sprache: English
Buchumschlag: book
Seiten: 336
Ignore the Face Value of Your Pieces and Discover the Importance of Time, Space and Psychology in Chess
In order to win a game of chess you very often have to sacrifice material. Gathering the courage to do so while accurately assessing the potential benefits is a real challenge. The big question is always: what’s my compensation?
Generations of chess players grew up with the idea that a sacrifice was correct if the material was quickly returned, with interest. Almost by reflex, they spent lots of time counting, quantifying the static value of their pieces. But is that really the best way to determine the correctness of a sacrifice?
Grandmaster Davorin Kuljasevic teaches you how to look beyond the material balance when you evaluate positions. With loads of instructive examples he shows how the actual value of your pieces fluctuates during the game, depending on many non-material factors. Some of those factors are space-related, such as mobility, harmony, outposts, structures, files and diagonals. Other factors are related to time, and to the way the moves unfold: tempo, initiative, a threat, an attack.
Modern chess players need to be able to suppress their need for immediate gratification. In order to gain the upper hand you often have to live with uncertain compensation. With many fascinating examples, Kuljasevic teaches you the essential skill of taking calculated risks. After studying Beyond Material , winning games by sacrificing material will become second nature to you.
Davorin Kuljasevic is an International Grandmaster born in Croatia. He graduated from Texas Tech University and played in USCL 2007 and 2008 for Dallas Destiny, the team that became US champions in both these years. He is an experienced coach and a winner of many tournaments.
336 pages, paperback, 1st edition 2019
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