Mastering Positional Sacrifices

Merijn tycker det är svårt att hitta en strikt defintion av positionella offer. Han talar hellre om en dimension. En dimwnsion som startar med ganska forcerade offer till väldigt avbstrakta och långsikta offer. Hans mål är att skapa en "feel-good" bok som det ska vara ett nöje att spela igenom. Sök inspiration genom att på måfå välja ut ett diagram! För den ambitiöse har han strukturerat materialet så systematiskt han kan. De färskaste partierna är från Wijk aan Zee 2020! Från baksidan: Most chess games of beginners and post-beginners are decided by fairly straightforward tactics. Anyone who wants to progress beyond this level and become a strong club player or a candidate master, needs to understand that somewhat mysterious-looking resource, the positional sacrifice. International Master Merijn van Delft has studied and loved positional sacrifices for as long as he can remember. This non-forcing tool is not just a surprising and highly effective way of creating a decisive advantage during a game. Positional sacrifices are also instruments of superior beauty. Van Delft has created a unique thematic structure for all types of positional sacrifices. He shows the early historical examples, explains which long-term goals are typical for each fundamental theme and presents lots of instructive modern examples. He then concentrates on those sacrifices that have become standard features of positional play. Solving the exercises he has added will further enhance your skills. Playing a positional sacrifice will always require courage. Merijn van Delft takes you by the hand and not only teaches the essential technical know-how, he also helps you to recognize the opportunities when to take the plunge. Mastering Positional Sacrifices is bound to become a modern-day classic. Merijn van Delft is an International Master from the Netherlands. He has been a chess trainer for more than two decades and created instructional material both online and offline.