Chess Tips for the Improving Player

Chess Tips for the Improving Player gives practical advice for club players who want to take the next step towards chess mastery. Amatzia Avni looks at life from an unusual angle. His approach is far more creative than merely offering the usual tips such as “develop your pieces” and “control the centre”.

Instead of repeating clichés seen before in countless books, the author scrutinized a huge number of chess positions, asking himself, ‘What can be learned from them?’
The reader can now benefit from Avni’s painstaking efforts.

One to two pages are reserved for every tip - there are many of them. Insightful, creative and even witty. Some example:
- Identify the Critical Path
- Miracles Do Happen
- Scary Moves? Don't Panic
- Beware of a Desperate Rival
etc. etc.

Amatzia Avni is an Israeli psychologist who is a FIDE Master both over-the-board and of composition. He has written several original and critically acclaimed books. This is his first book for Quality Chess.