Sharpen Up Your Chess - Armin Juhasz

In this long-awaited second Thinkers-book of International Master, Armin Juhasz, the reader is invited to take a seat in his classroom and follow his useful guidelines how to improve your practical play. 

The emphasis is on general principles that readers will be able to use in their own games, and detailed analysis is always given where it is necessary. Each game and fragment contain many lessons and practical tips, guiding the reader through the most important ideas in each phase of the game. This book illustrates an increasingly prevalent and successful style of play, a method that begins by slowly accumulating small but permanent advantages. The author does a very good job of explaining the key points of the game in such a way that the reader is given a true account of what is happening and not some watered down version. Translating the muddy world of modern master chess into something that is understandable to the layman, is a skill Armin mastered.

• The clarity, simplicity, and pure instructiveness of this book is striking.

• The analysis is first rate, the commentary cogent, and the production excellent.

• The emphasis is on general principles that readers will be able to use in their own games. 

• The key is to always stay ahead of your opponent and know how to control the chaos on the chess board. Armin Juhasz explains all this in detail without losing sight of practical decision making.

• With the right strategies, anyone can become a champion and level up their game to become unstoppable. This book is for the ambitious and keen player!