The Complete Manual of Positional Chess The Russian Chess School 2.0. VOLUME 1 - Opening and Middlegame - Konstantin Sakaev, Konstantin Landa, 2016.pdf

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The Complete Manual of Positional Chess
Konstantin Sakaev & Konstantin Landa
The Complete Manual of Positional Chess
The Russian Chess School 2.0 – Opening and Middlegame
New In Chess 2016
© 2016 New In Chess
Published by New In Chess, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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ISBN: 978-90-5691-682-4
Contents
Introduction
Part I The Opening
Chapter 1
An advantage in development
Chapter 2
The centre and its significance
Chapter 3
Do not make unnecessary pawn moves if you have not completed your
development
Chapter 4
Do not develop the queen too early
Chapter 5
Do not move the same piece twice
Chapter 6
Do not leave the king in the centre
Chapter 7
An unprepared attack
Part II The Middlegame
Chapter 8
Calculation of variations and methods of taking decisions
Chapter 9
The piece and pawn centre and the fight against it
Chapter 10
Coordination and piece activity
Chapter 11
Developing the initiative
Chapter 12
Prophylactic thinking. Fighting against the opponent’s ideas
Chapter 13
Limiting the opponent’s counterplay and piece manoeuvrability
Chapter 14
Prophylaxis, strengthening one’s own position
Chapter 15
Schematic thinking. Regrouping one’s forces, transferring pieces to more
favourable positions
Chapter 16
A space advantage
Chapter 17
The problem of exchanges.
Simplifying positions
Chapter 18
Weak squares. Control of key central squares or a complex thereof
Chapter 19
Open and half-open files
Chapter 20
The advantage of two bishops
Chapter 21
‘Good’ and ‘bad’ bishops
Chapter 22
Knight or bishop?
Chapter 23
Opposite-coloured bishops
Chapter 24
Secure points, outposts
Chapter 25
A knight on the edge of the board stands badly/well
Chapter 26
Play on the wing. Do not attack on the wing if the centre is insecure!
Chapter 27
Transferring the king from flank to flank
Chapter 28
‘Superfluous’ pieces
Chapter 29
Paying attention to the opponent’s possibilities.
Loss of concentration
Chapter 30
Methods of defence
Index of Games

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