Smith: Pump Up Your Rating (paperback) Holz winning good positions and saving

winning good positions and saving difficult ones

The Elements of Combination - Motif and Theme

"The chess world is being shaken up by a young Hungarian girl - some would call her modest and gentle

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Every game is a showcase of the richness and resourcefulness of chess

Smith: Pump Up Your Rating (paperback) Holz winning good positions and savingAny man in the street knows how to increase his physical strength, but among most chess players confusion reigns when it comes to improving their playing strength. Axel Smith's training methods have guided his friends, teammates and pupils to grandmaster norms and titles. Hard work will be required, but Axel Smith knows how you can pump up your rating. Every area of chess is covered opening preparation, through middlegame play, to endgame technique.