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Opposition & Critical Squares: The most important Chess Pattern. A chance to win, draw or lose with the right Move. Just one: Can you afford not to know how? (Chess manual)
Rodolfo Pardi
ASIN: B00CT5D7HW
Publisher: Gatteria
Pages: 135

White King in d1. White pawn in d2. Black King in d8. White to move. Depending on your move, you could win, or simply draw. This booklet is only about this pattern, a fundamental pattern, where nothing is left to chance or sheer luck, only one move out of the four possible moves wins. If you know it, the continuation, and the reason why, just skip this book then, it will not be of any help to you. Only knowledge is important. But if you have not deeply assimilated the concepts underlying this position, you are just playing "hope chess", according to Dan Heisman definition. It's the analysis of pattern #29 of my book "Fundamental Chess Patterns", so important that one book is needed to cover it properly. It's just King vs King and Pawn, but easy only when you know the correct play. How could you play with 32 pieces on the board if you are not completely sure what to do when there are ...
Amazon Rating:
4.5 stars from 23 ratings