Chess Training for Post-Beginners: A Basic Course in Positional Understanding – Yaroslav Srokovski

Description

You have learned the rules of chess and developed some tactical skills. You are excited by the game and want to know much more. So, the question is: what’s next? What is the best way to improve your play and start winning?

Yaroslav Srokovski, one of the most outstanding chess trainers in Europe, has developed a practical guide which addresses the challenges that ambitious post-beginners face.

• What is the best way to train at chess?
• How do you acquire the ability to evaluate a position on the board?
• What should you try to achieve in the various stages of the game?
• Which long-term advantages should you aim for in what type of position?

In a clear and concise way, Srokovski explains basic positional motifs like the strengths and weaknesses of pieces and pawns, of squares, files and diagonals. All these he illustrates with great instructive examples. His tried-and-tested training material includes many exercises.

Yaroslav Srokovski is an International Master from Ukraine. Quite a few of his students have reached master or grandmaster level. Srokovski was appointed Senior Trainer by the world chess federation FIDE and has received the highest Soviet award for chess trainers, the Chigorin Medal.