Pfleger: Schach-Zeit-Knaller Spielmaterial One of the major advantages

One of the major advantages of playing these systems is that they rely far more on general strategic understanding than rote memorisation

With sharp insights

This ground-breaking book by best-selling chess author Dan Heisman addresses the evaluation and understanding of how static features affect the value of the pieces in a given position

Tigran Petrosian was the winner and went on to become the new World Champion the following year

not only combinations but positions with tactical elements for you to solve and familiarize yourself with

Pfleger: Schach-Zeit-Knaller Spielmaterial One of the major advantagesChess grandmaster Helmut Pfleger proves week after week in ZEITmagazin that he is not only a gifted chess player in his best days he was number 40 in the world but also an enthusiastic author. And he has been doing so since November 5, 1982, when the first chess column by the then 39 year old specialist in internal medicine and psychotherapy appeared. "Fearless Pia" was the title of the first piece, and has since been followed by almost 1,500 further