Winning Chess Explained

Zenon Franco, "Winning Chess Explained"
English | ISBN: 1904600468 | 2006 | 190 pages | PDF | 9 MB
Zenon Franco has regularly annotated top-level games for more than a quarter of a century. He has drawn upon this vast experience to present 50 hugely instructive games illustrating a wide variety of chess ideas. Key themes are illustrated by several games, so that we gain a well-rounded appreciation of the relevant ideas, and develop foresight that will enable us to make the right decisions at the board by anticipating problems before they arise. Topics include: Pawn Sacrifice, Exchange Sacrifice, The Art of Maneuvering, The Second Weakness, Permanent vs. Temporary Advantages, Regrouping, ‘Strange’ Exchanges, Denying the Opponent Squares, and The Central Breakthrough.