Aagaard/Shaw: Grandmaster Versus Amateur Strategie He is a chess journalist

He is a chess journalist and theoretician

The Nimzo-Indian Defence (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Bb4) and the Queen's Indian Defence (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6) are two classic systems for Black to meet 1 d4

This is helpful for both students and coaches

one of the elite Soviet grandmasters of his time

probably the most thorough grounding in the history of teaching chess

Aagaard/Shaw: Grandmaster Versus Amateur Strategie He is a chess journalistLearn to think like a grandmaster A multinational array of top grandmasters explain the differences in thinking between professional and amateur chess players, and how the amateur can bridge the gap. It usually takes at least a decade of sustained effort for even the most talented player to reach the grandmaster level and though this book cannot guarantee to make the reader a grandmaster, it is certainly a healthy nudge in the right direction. The