Intuition is central to all chess decision-making, and an understanding of its role is vital in improving one’s game. Players who try to calculate everything to a finish often lose themselves in a maze of variations, while those who use intuition to the full will save both time and energy for the key moments of the game.

This book, the first devoted to the role of intuition in chess, explains how to allow your intuition to reach its full potential and provides guidance on distinguishing between positions in which one should rely heavily on intuition and those where one ought to be more analytical.

The two authors, both top-level authors and players, have drawn examples from modern practice and from the classics, with especial emphasis on players whose intuition has been legendary, such as Mikhail Tal. The authors devote particular attention to the role of intuition in sacrifices, whether for attacking, defensive or positional purposes.

Alexander Beliavsky is a famous grandmaster from Ukraine who now plays for Slovenia. He was World Junior Champion in 1973 and has been among the world elite for more than twenty years. His play is marked by excellent theoretical preparation, fighting spirit and a determined approach.

Adrian Mikhalchishin is also a Ukrainian grandmaster who is based in Slovenia. He is well known as a writer and researcher, whose work has covered openings and endgames in addition to middlegame topics.

"How often does a chess book make you think about the soul of the game, and what makes a great player great? How often does a chess book give you lots of interest to read? How often does such a book also give you an enormous amount of fascinating examples to entertain, instruct, and ponder? The fact is I enjoyed Secrets of Chess Intuition very, very much." - IM Jeremy Silman

"Beliavsky and Mikhalchishin deserve credit for writing a pioneering work on a very difficult subject. ... Players from 2000 on up to Grandmaster should find this interesting reading." - IM John Donaldson, USA Team Captain

"Beliavsky and Mikhalchishin have delved deep into a chess player's subconscious. How many of us have agonised over which rook to place on a file, without really knowing why they chose the rook they did? ... a fascinating work" - Munroe Morrison, Open File

"Their work is brimming full of instructive practical examples so that all readers who properly absorb the stimulating material will inevitably benefit enormously from it. That includes a super honing of one's chess intuition, which cannot fail to take a giant leap after assimilating the treasure-trove of ideas poured out by the two GM authors." - GM Paul Motwani, The Scotsman

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Ετος έκδοσης: 2022

Εκδότης: Gambit