Kasparov S: Doubled Pawns - A Practical Guide Klassiker the esteemed reader's chess playing

the esteemed reader's chess playing strength is guaranteed to noticeably improve

*** The second edition published in 2020 includes a new chapter entitled "24 Brain Crushers" ***

Players who try to calculate everything through to the end often get lost in a maze of variations

the American was trained by Garry Kasparov for almost a year

The subject of this book is an important area of ​​positional play: the art of playing with the pieces

Kasparov S: Doubled Pawns - A Practical Guide Klassiker the esteemed reader's chess playingDoubled Pawns Triumph or Trouble? There isn't a chess player who hasn't struggled with doubled pawns. Are they strong because they oversee and surveil important squares or reinforce defensive ramparts? Are they weak, prone to being collected by our opponent in the endgame or sooner? The easy answer is that it depends on the position. But there are principles that may be applied to help evaluate positions with doubled pawns. Yes! says Belarusian