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LMHELMCD
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Mastering Chess Defence
Study brings wisdom. Practice brings perfection.
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464 Seiten, kartoniert, New in Chess, 1. Auflage 2025
All chess players know that they need to study tactics, calculation, endgames, and openings, but when it comes to defense, far too many wait until they're under pressure. The truth is that more games are lost because of defensive mistakes than strategic ones.
By improving your defense, you could do more for your win rate than perhaps any other area of chess study. Mastering Chess Defense by GM Johan Hellsten is the training program you need to be prepared and defend against attacks, both in the short and long term
Inside are 31 chapters that form a compendium of all the defensive skills you need to learn.
Specifically, you'll learn to
- Deflect successfully with material
- Create counterthreats - the best defense is a good offense
- Exploit the back rank as a defensive measure
- Learn the risks of materialism - to grab material or not to grab?
- Find safety on flight squares
- Find "lifelines" that allow you to escape from the seemingly inescapable
This is the most comprehensive modern book on defensive techniques, with hundreds of instructive examples and dozens of exercises. Strategic mastermind Johan Hellsten teaches you to defend at a master level.
Johan Hellsten is a Grandmaster, a former Swedish Champion and a European Team Championship individual gold medalist. He's a renowned chess teacher and award-winning author with his trilogy: Mastering Chess Strategy, Mastering Opening Strategy and Mastering Endgame Strategy.
By improving your defense, you could do more for your win rate than perhaps any other area of chess study. Mastering Chess Defense by GM Johan Hellsten is the training program you need to be prepared and defend against attacks, both in the short and long term
Inside are 31 chapters that form a compendium of all the defensive skills you need to learn.
Specifically, you'll learn to
- Deflect successfully with material
- Create counterthreats - the best defense is a good offense
- Exploit the back rank as a defensive measure
- Learn the risks of materialism - to grab material or not to grab?
- Find safety on flight squares
- Find "lifelines" that allow you to escape from the seemingly inescapable
This is the most comprehensive modern book on defensive techniques, with hundreds of instructive examples and dozens of exercises. Strategic mastermind Johan Hellsten teaches you to defend at a master level.
Johan Hellsten is a Grandmaster, a former Swedish Champion and a European Team Championship individual gold medalist. He's a renowned chess teacher and award-winning author with his trilogy: Mastering Chess Strategy, Mastering Opening Strategy and Mastering Endgame Strategy.
| EAN | 9789083483368 |
|---|---|
| Gewicht | 880 g |
| Hersteller | New in Chess |
| Breite | 17 cm |
| Höhe | 23,5 cm |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2025 |
| Autor | Johan Hellsten |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Auflage | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 9789083483368 |
| Seiten | 464 |
| Einband | kartoniert |
| Name | New in Chess B.V. |
|---|---|
| Adresse | Rochdalestraat 4 a Alkmaar 1814 TH Niederlande |
| Internet | www.newinchess.com |
| nic@newinchess.com |
007 Preface
008 Introduction
011 A personal connection
019 Chapter 1) Detecting the threat
028 Chapter 2) Intermediate moves
038 Chapter 3) Counterthreats
048 Chapter 4) The back-rank motif
058 Chapter 5) Perpetuals
068 Chapter 6) Obstruction
080 Chapter 7) Distraction
090 Chapter 8) Using pins
100 Chapter 9) Making space
108 Chapter 10) The king move
118 Chapter 11) Smart defence
132 Chapter 12) The lifeline
142 Chapter 13) Giving back material
156 Chapter 14) Tricks
168 Chapter 15) The process of elimination
186 Chapter 16) Secrets
198 Chapter 17) Heroic defence
210 Chapter 18) Attacking methods 1
224 Chapter 19) Attacking methods 2
240 Chapter 20) Mobilization
257 Chapter 21) Defensive exchanges
272 Chapter 22) Prophylaxis
293 Chapter 23) Blockade
313 Chapter 24) The brave king
326 Chapter 25) Defensive sacrifices
346 Chapter 26) Defensive pawn breaks
358 Chapter 27) Dealing with sacrifices
374 Chapter 28) Counterattacks
394 Chapter 29) The risk of materialism
414 Chapter 30) Positional defence
437 Chapter 31) Revolution
457 Index of names
463 Explanation of symbols
008 Introduction
011 A personal connection
019 Chapter 1) Detecting the threat
028 Chapter 2) Intermediate moves
038 Chapter 3) Counterthreats
048 Chapter 4) The back-rank motif
058 Chapter 5) Perpetuals
068 Chapter 6) Obstruction
080 Chapter 7) Distraction
090 Chapter 8) Using pins
100 Chapter 9) Making space
108 Chapter 10) The king move
118 Chapter 11) Smart defence
132 Chapter 12) The lifeline
142 Chapter 13) Giving back material
156 Chapter 14) Tricks
168 Chapter 15) The process of elimination
186 Chapter 16) Secrets
198 Chapter 17) Heroic defence
210 Chapter 18) Attacking methods 1
224 Chapter 19) Attacking methods 2
240 Chapter 20) Mobilization
257 Chapter 21) Defensive exchanges
272 Chapter 22) Prophylaxis
293 Chapter 23) Blockade
313 Chapter 24) The brave king
326 Chapter 25) Defensive sacrifices
346 Chapter 26) Defensive pawn breaks
358 Chapter 27) Dealing with sacrifices
374 Chapter 28) Counterattacks
394 Chapter 29) The risk of materialism
414 Chapter 30) Positional defence
437 Chapter 31) Revolution
457 Index of names
463 Explanation of symbols
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