Grandmaster Preparation - Calculation

Have there been times during a game when you have calculated a position for half an hour, only to find out that most of what you were thinking about was of little use?

If you have not, maybe the only way to improve your calculation is to upgrade your processor. But if you are human, then this book will offer you practical advice and an effective training plan to think differently and make decisions far more efficiently.

In this book Jacob Aaagaard explains thinking methods such as:

• Candidates
• Combinations
• Prophylaxis
• Comparison
• Elimination
• Intermediate Moves
• Imagination
• Traps

Ownership of these methods is offered through a carefully selected series of exercises.

Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard won the British Championship at his first and only attempt. He has received the Guardian, ECF and ChessCafe Book of the Year awards and the FIDE Senior Trainer title. His training material is used by amateurs and grandmasters alike.

Boris Gelfand (from the foreword):
“There is no shortcut to the grandmaster title, but there is a well-known route that many people have walked over the years. Jacob offers to guide you on part of this journey, and I hope you will take him up on the offer.”

The Grandmaster Preparation series is aimed at ambitious players.

Save 15% on: Grandmaster Preparation - The Series - Hardcover editions.

WINNER: Association of Chess Professionals (ACP) Book of the Year 2013

Reviews

Stjepan Tomić (chessreads.com)
“The only instance of seeing a leap in my rating and tournament performance based on one piece of material was after reading this book and solving every problem (more than 300 of them). My rating had gone up 70 FIDE points in the three months after that. I felt like I was in great shape. I was also able to think about positions differently, and, at least partially, able to apply Aagaard’s thinking techniques.”
(full review in English)