Chess College is an exciting new series of chess books to take intermediate players to new levels of chess understanding. New ideas are introduced and immediately illustrated by a number of entertaining and instructive examples, many drawn from the author’s own practice.
Volume 3: Technique features topics including the central break, bishop vs. knight, standard sacrifices against the castled position, opposite-coloured bishops, and immobilization, and discussions on topics such as how to handle won positions and lost positions, and positions with small advantages, together with a wealth of training tips. This book completes a three-volume series that provides a wealth of instruction on many aspects of chess middlegames.
About the Author
Grandmaster Efstratios Grivas lives in Athens and is also a Senior FIDE Trainer, International Arbiter and Organizer. He has represented his country on a great many occasions, winning an individual gold medal at the 1989 European Team Championship and an individual silver medal at the 1998 Olympiad. He is a Greek federal trainer and an experienced writer.
Reviews
“Altogether this is a good book, which covers some interesting and important aspects of the game and one which will also help the intermediate player understand important chess technique in the middlegame and elsewhere.” — Andy May, www.nsgchess.com
“Trainers will find the three books a tailor made course to guide their students through the fundamentals of proper middlegame play. Highly recommended.” — John Donaldson, Silman’s website
“…the experienced author covers numerous important themes relating to Strategy, Pawn Play, and Technique. He does this in a very lucid manner with the aid of many highly instructive illustrative games.” — GM Paul Motwani, The Scotsman
“Greek grandmaster Efstratios Grivas clearly has seen the demand for solid instruction, and aims to satisfy it with his three-volume set.” — Cecil Rosner, Winnipeg Free Press