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Attacking Manual Volume 1
Attacking Manuals 1 & 2 comprise the first thorough examination of the nature of dynamics in chess, and the principles explained in this book are relevant to every chess game played. In lively no-nonsense language, Aagaard explains how the best players in the world attack. The rules of attack (the exploitation of a dynamic advantage) are explained in an accessible and entertaining style. This groundbreaking work is well balanced between easily understandable examples, exercises and deep analysis.
Volume 1 deals with bringing all the pieces into the action, momentum, color schemes, strongest and weakest points, and evolution/revolution.
Volume 1 deals with bringing all the pieces into the action, momentum, color schemes, strongest and weakest points, and evolution/revolution.
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320 pages, Paperback
First published May 30, 2008
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February 12, 2021
Probablemente el mejor libro de ajedrez de ataque que he leído hasta el momento.
Las partidas están bien seleccionadas por temas (traer todas las piezas al ataque, iniciativa, momentum, etc) y analizadas con gran profundidad. Algo que me ha encantado es como disecciona el tipo de movimientos, diferenciando entre los que son "jugables" por un humano y los que no. Siempre hace más hincapié en los jugables, tratando de hacer entender el juego, aunque en ocasiones las posiciones son realmente complejas.
La escritura es amena. No puedo renunciar al placer de revisarlas con el módulo abierto y ver cómo la máquina refuta algunas de sus afirmaciones.
Para jugadores de club en adelante.
Las partidas están bien seleccionadas por temas (traer todas las piezas al ataque, iniciativa, momentum, etc) y analizadas con gran profundidad. Algo que me ha encantado es como disecciona el tipo de movimientos, diferenciando entre los que son "jugables" por un humano y los que no. Siempre hace más hincapié en los jugables, tratando de hacer entender el juego, aunque en ocasiones las posiciones son realmente complejas.
La escritura es amena. No puedo renunciar al placer de revisarlas con el módulo abierto y ver cómo la máquina refuta algunas de sus afirmaciones.
Para jugadores de club en adelante.
April 3, 2017
(review in process...)
I will be reading this as well as Attacking Manual Volume 2 over the next year. Book 1 is on Dynamics ( the global principles of short term characteristics ) while book 2 is about tactics. His attempt to write a modern day Vukovic type Art of Attack Book with clearer thinking/writing and modern ideas and games . This is a working book and includes diagrams to study Stoyko style.
An amazing book ! It is a book to be worked with not just read. I have skimmed this and played through some games earlier. I am reading & deep studying this (doing all the exercises this year).
Aagaard talks of his goal as being to teach everything about attacking chess; a goal which he saw as destined to failure He talked about how in chess writing, the books need to be instructive and worked with but also need to be clear and enjoyable. His Stoyko exercises are interesting and hard to be worked with for up to ten minutes. (target audience 1700 to 2400 elo rating although I am far below this range and am still enjoying this ) .There is a sizable work through section in the book.
The discussion of his principles are through instructive entertaining games and he is an enjoyable and funny annotator.(see sample in PDF) I feel that in reading this, I am getting a sense of him as a person, his chess and life view and the challenges of being a GM, lecturer, book publisher and chess coach of the Danish team. It reminds me of ex Red Sox Manager Tony Francona who was constantly talking about having respect for the game and playing the game the right way.
A welcome change from many of today's chess books that read like a data dump from Fritz.
Volume 1 : His Concepts by Chapters
1) Bring All Your Toys to the Nursery- include all your pieces in your attack
2) Don't Lose your Breath- Momentum
3) Add Some Color to your Play -Color Schemes
4) Size Matters- Numbers over Size (material worth)
5) Hit 'em where it hurts - attack the weakness point in your opponents position
6) Chewing on Granite - attack the strongest point in your opponents position
7) Evolution and Revolution - ( build-fight-build-fight)
Each chapter has a theme and some light discussion with 4-5 games where you see the principle in play or sometimes should of been in play.
The introduction and part of the first chapter can be read here. Includes a fun Orangutan Game .
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/...
Here is a game collection of many of the games that occur in the book.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessc...
a link to a review
http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_revi...
I will be reading this as well as Attacking Manual Volume 2 over the next year. Book 1 is on Dynamics ( the global principles of short term characteristics ) while book 2 is about tactics. His attempt to write a modern day Vukovic type Art of Attack Book with clearer thinking/writing and modern ideas and games . This is a working book and includes diagrams to study Stoyko style.
An amazing book ! It is a book to be worked with not just read. I have skimmed this and played through some games earlier. I am reading & deep studying this (doing all the exercises this year).
Aagaard talks of his goal as being to teach everything about attacking chess; a goal which he saw as destined to failure He talked about how in chess writing, the books need to be instructive and worked with but also need to be clear and enjoyable. His Stoyko exercises are interesting and hard to be worked with for up to ten minutes. (target audience 1700 to 2400 elo rating although I am far below this range and am still enjoying this ) .There is a sizable work through section in the book.
The discussion of his principles are through instructive entertaining games and he is an enjoyable and funny annotator.(see sample in PDF) I feel that in reading this, I am getting a sense of him as a person, his chess and life view and the challenges of being a GM, lecturer, book publisher and chess coach of the Danish team. It reminds me of ex Red Sox Manager Tony Francona who was constantly talking about having respect for the game and playing the game the right way.
A welcome change from many of today's chess books that read like a data dump from Fritz.
Volume 1 : His Concepts by Chapters
1) Bring All Your Toys to the Nursery- include all your pieces in your attack
2) Don't Lose your Breath- Momentum
3) Add Some Color to your Play -Color Schemes
4) Size Matters- Numbers over Size (material worth)
5) Hit 'em where it hurts - attack the weakness point in your opponents position
6) Chewing on Granite - attack the strongest point in your opponents position
7) Evolution and Revolution - ( build-fight-build-fight)
Each chapter has a theme and some light discussion with 4-5 games where you see the principle in play or sometimes should of been in play.
The introduction and part of the first chapter can be read here. Includes a fun Orangutan Game .
http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/ebooks/...
Here is a game collection of many of the games that occur in the book.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessc...
a link to a review
http://www.jeremysilman.com/book_revi...
May 31, 2018
I was 1800 at the time of reading this, 1900 now. It's a book aimed for helping players of a higher level and could continue to be useful at 2000+ or 2200+ easily. Sometimes the analysis gets hairy and I wish Aagaard would focus more on explanations, but other than that this book is so helpful to understanding positional chess whether you're an attacker or not. Aagaard is top-notch. One of the best chess books I've ever read.
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February 10, 2015nice book
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