Chess evolution 2 , Beyond the Basics Artur Yusupov

Chess evolution 2 - Beyond the basics

1 Combined attack on the seventh and eighth ranks 8
2 Exchanging 20
3 Attacking the king 30
4 Opening repertoire against 1.c4 40
5 Don’t allow counterplay! 52
6 A lead in development 62
7 Exploiting weaknesses 74
8 Calculating short variations 84
9 Better pawn structures 92
10 The pawn phalanx 106
11 Opening repertoire (Black vs. the Reti/
White vs. the King’s Indian) 116
12 Don’t be too hasty! 130
13 The double bishop sacrifice 142
14 Pawn play 152
15 Active moves 164
16 Intermediate checks 174
17 Improving the position of your pieces 184
18 Pawn sacrifices in the opening 196
19 Intermediate moves 212
20 The principle of two weaknesses 222
21 An advantage in space 234
22 Counter-blows 248
23 The centre in the opening 258
24 The correct exchanges 270
Final test 285
Index of games & studies 296