Chess Imbalances - A Grandmaster Guide

Chess Imbalances - A Grandmaster GuideMaterial imbalances are a fundamental part of almost every chess game, yet have not received much attention in chess literature. In this illuminating book, GM Mauricio Flores Rios breaks down this universal topic into categories such as bishop vs knight, opposite coloured bishops, possessing and playing against the bishop pair, and various scenarios with a queen or rook being traded for a number of pieces. With well chosen examples, insightful

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focusing on the practical decisions that won or lost the game

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7 course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section which includes 258 games/lectures

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