van Delft: Mastering Positional Sacrifices Kids Elisabeth Pähtz presents pretty much

Elisabeth Pähtz presents pretty much all the complications that need to be known with White

He is a former editor of Chess Mail magazine and for almost 20 years he contributed monthly articles in “The Kibitzer” series at www

The first is that this is not an opening book

A valuable resource for serious players seeking to develop their analytical skills and understanding of high-level chess thinking

along with crosstables and many archival photographs

van Delft: Mastering Positional Sacrifices Kids Elisabeth Pähtz presents pretty muchA Practical Guide to a Vital Skill in Chess Most chess games of beginners and post beginners are decided by fairly straightforward tactics. Anyone who wants to progress beyond this level and become a strong club player or a candidate master, needs to understand that somewhat mysterious looking resource, the positional sacrifice. International Master Merijn van Delft has studied and loved positional sacrifices for as long as he can remember. This non