Sokolov: Sacrifice and Initiative in Chess Holz International Master Merijn van Delft

International Master Merijn van Delft (1979) lives in Hamburg and works as a chess author and trainer

It has definite advantages in comparison to other openings

it has become a weapon used by several top grandmasters and it was even adopted for use in the recent Candidates tournament by Chinese top grandmaster and former world number 2

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and you'll meet history's greatest chess strategies-learning from them move by move

Sokolov: Sacrifice and Initiative in Chess Holz International Master Merijn van DelftSacrifice and Initiative in Chess is an entertaining and instructive guide, packed with useful advice, sparkling examples and practical exercises. The sacrifice is one of the most beautiful and complex elements of chess. Giving up material in order to gain an advantage is often the most difficult decision a player has to take during a game. It can also be the most rewarding. Ivan Sokolov, a true grandmaster of attack, presents a set of practical tools