Decision-Making at the Chessboard

by Viacheslav Eingorn, John Sugden (Translator)

Chess is a game of decisions. As well as deciding about which move to play and which plan to adopt, players must also make practical decisions about how to use their clock time and whether to use intuition rather than trying to calculate every line to a finish. Viacheslav Eingorn draws upon his vast experience to provide guidance on how to weigh the various factors in positions and decide on the best course of action. He examines many practical examples and explains how the critical decisions were made, and investigates whether they were correct. By following Eingorn on this voyage of discovery, the reader will gain a greater understanding of decision-making and develop an enhanced feel for the harmonious use of intuition and calculation.

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

Reviews

[Goetz Holic · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF

I stopped reading after 2 chapters. The book is too philosophical for me (more like chess for zebras, but with worse examples IMO) and I felt it’s just really subjective thoughts (I felt you could say the exact opposite sometimes and it would just come down to what you type of person you are. I don’t see that improving your chess), not a lot of teaching of any sort. The games that are included could use more diagrams. Overall, my rating is not because its necessarily a bad book (I DNF‘d too quickly to address this holistically), but it was absolutely not what I was expecting or looking for