Pervakov/Dvoretsky: Studies for Practical Players Book 2: Improving Important Endgame Concepts buchpakete to draw conclusions about the

to draw conclusions about the type of player and thus also about strengths and weaknesses by playing openings - or to get clues about the probability of choosing certain opening variations by using known player characteristics

Slovenian GM Vasja Pirc was a five-time Yugoslav national champion

writes touching portraits of some almost-forgotten masters and offers sharp analyses of 20th century chess politics

making it accessible to independent learners at the novice-to-intermediate level

a truly fabulous collection of positions that will test every player

Pervakov/Dvoretsky: Studies for Practical Players Book 2: Improving Important Endgame Concepts buchpakete to draw conclusions about theDevelop Imaginative and Preventive Thinking Nowadays, chess players spend almost all their free time preparing openings, and rarely spend the time necessary to perfect the vitally important technique of calculating. Regular training in solving and playing out endgame studies is a good recipe for eliminating that shortcoming. This book the sequel to Studies for Practical Players released over a decade ago is mostly aimed at practical players who wish