Sharpen Up Your Chess : A Practical Guide To Success

In thislong-awaited second Thinkers-book of International Master, Armin Juhasz, the reader isinvited to take a seat in his classroom and follow his useful guidelines how toimprove your practical play. The emphasis is on general principles that readerswill be able to use in their own games, and detailed analysis is always givenwhere it is necessary. Each game and fragment contain many lessons andpractical tips, guiding the reader through the most important ideas in eachphase of the game. This book illustrates an increasingly prevalent andsuccessful style of play, a method that begins by slowly accumulating small butpermanent advantages. The author does a very good job of explaining the keypoints of the game in such a way that the reader is given a true account ofwhat is happening and not some watered down version. Translating the muddyworld of modern master chess into something that is understandable to thelayman, is a skill Armin mastered.

In this long-awaited second Thinkers-book of International Master, Armin Juhasz, the reader is invited to take a seat in his classroom and follow his useful guidelines how to improve your practical play. 

The emphasis is on general principles that readers will be able to use in their own games, and detailed analysis is always given where it is necessary. Each game and fragment contain many lessons and practical tips, guiding the reader through the most important ideas in each phase of the game. This book illustrates an increasingly prevalent and successful style of play, a method that begins by slowly accumulating small but permanent advantages. The author does a very good job of explaining the key points of the game in such a way that the reader is given a true account of what is happening and not some watered down version. Translating the muddy world of modern master chess into something that is understandable to the layman, is a skill Armin mastered.