By Jan Timman - Power Chess With Pieces: The Ultimate Guide to the Bishop Pair & (2004-07-16) [Paperback]

by Jan Timman

In contrast to the opening or the endgame, the middlegame seems to offer little in the way of concrete starting-points for methodical study. Former world championship candidate Jan Timman deals, on the basis of countless examples encountered in his rich chess career, with themes like 'strong knight against bishop? and 'the dominant bishop pair?. How is one to proceed when one emerges from the opening with a strong knight and one's opponent is stuck with a bad bishop? And is the bishop pair really as strong as they say? With his lucid style and practical approach, Jan Timman follows in the footsteps of his teachers Max Euwe and Mikhail Botvinnik.

Genres: Chess

Paperback

First published July 1, 2004

Reviews

[JimGeary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Timman finds new ground for endgame analysis. Well conceived & executed, and of highly practical value.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Timman's masterpiece. The author analyzes deeply 28 games (including three of his impressive wins), which are instructive for amateurs, and amusing for professionals. The most fascinating battle is covered in the game 24: Psakhis vs Speelman, where black (with two knights) outplayed his opponent, although the arising complex endgame was more suitable for white's two bishops. I'm happy whenever I can re-watch this games during the training sessions.