Your Chess Battle Plan - by Neil McDonald (Paperback)

About the Book

A leading chess coach explains exactly how you can study the game in order to specifically improve your play.

Book Synopsis

One of the most challenging tasks in a chess game is to find the correct strategy. It is far easy to attack too randomly, to miss a vital opportunity, or even choose the wrong plan altogether. These are all mistakes frequently seen by even quite strong players. Your Chess Battle Plan focuses on how Magnus Carlsen and other great masters decide on the best strategy in a position and then find the right ways to implement it. Clear advice shows you how to hone in on the most relevant features of a position in order to decide what your general plan needs to be. Factors that are addressed include when to exchange pieces, when to make long-range manoeuvres, when to offer sacrifices and how to identify and focus on key squares. Your Chess Battle Plan will get you thinking along the right strategic lines and using your pieces and pawns in a much more efficient and skilful manner.

Review Quotes

I liked very much how McDonald takes his time to explain the positions he has selected to illustrate his chosen themes.I enjoyed this book greatly!--Matthew Sadler "New in Chess"

In conclusion we like this book a great deal and hope to find the time to study all of it in depth: highly recommended !--John Upham "BritishChessNews.com"

About the Author

Neil McDonald became a grandmaster in 1996 and a FIDE trainer in 2017. He is a regular coach of the England Junior team at international events. Neil has written numerous books on openings, endgames, tactics and strategy as well as biographies of famous players. He lives in Gravesend in Kent, England.