The Chess Player’s Mating Guide Vol. 1: The King in the Centre CT Shortlisted for FIDE's Averbakh-Boleslavsky Award

Shortlisted for FIDE's Averbakh-Boleslavsky Award 2019

positional play and strategy

A remarkable achievement

IQP Positions: Attacking with the h-pawn

he achieved a result of 75 percent

The Chess Player’s Mating Guide Vol. 1: The King in the Centre CT Shortlisted for FIDE's Averbakh-Boleslavsky AwardEven beginners learn that you should quickly bring the king to safety by castling short or long after you have developed your minor pieces. If you ignore this rule of thumb, not only will the king quickly get into trouble, but the other pieces and especially the rooks will not be able to use their full power. Even at the highest level, the consequences of ignoring this basic rule of the opening game have often been underestimated. The first episode of