Karpov/Mazurkevich: Position assessment and plan

Autor: Karpov, Anatoly; Mazukevich, Anatoly
Verlag: Olms
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Sprache: German
Buchumschlag: book
Seiten: 199

Two skills in particular are essential for a successful chess player: the ability to correctly assess a position and, as a result of this assessment, to develop an optimal plan for further play.

The two authors - the long-time world champion Anatoly Karpov and his co-author Anatoly Mazukevich - show an effective way for every chess fan to acquire these two important skills. They distinguish seven basic criteria for evaluating positions, with the knowledge of which any position on the board can be evaluated precisely. For a deeper understanding, these seven characteristics - such as the material balance of power, the position of the kings or the control of open lines - and their respective role in chess are clearly explained using numerous exercises, concise short games and studies. The authors show particularly vividly how misjudging one's own position can have disastrous consequences.

This book is a modern "classic"! Two decades ago, a German edition was first published, which has now been thoroughly revised by the competent team of authors and updated with games from the practice of today's top players. After reading it, the esteemed reader's chess playing strength is guaranteed to noticeably improve, because an increased understanding of positions will enable him to orient himself better in a new, sometimes completely unknown situation at the board. Because the right plan, which must be based on the correct assessment of the position, is very often the path to victory!

199 pages, paperback, 4th edition 2019