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From the Back Cover
Test your positional chess expertise with a quiz book with a difference! International Master and experienced chess teacher
Angus Dunnington has carefully assembled an abundance of positional chess puzzles to test players of all levels. At the beginning
of each chapter the puzzles are relatively easy, worth five points for a correct solution. However as you move on they become
more and more difficult, soon becoming worth ten points and eventually 15. If you get stuck, do not despair as help is at
hand! You can 'ask a grandmaster' to obtain the guidance you need to help solve the puzzles. However, use this option carefully,
as it will cost you some of your hard-earned points. You can also obtain points for finding the basic idea of the solution
without necessarily working out all the refinements. Either on your own or with friends, this book will provide hours of brain-teasing
enjoyment. (6 x 9, 144 pages, diagrams)
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p.7 The positional aspect of chess is ever-present. In
every game at every level there are positional factors to be considered at every turn. There is no avoiding it...
positional aspects of the game are often easier to understand than most players believe. Given time we can all appreciate
the significance of vulnerable squares, isolated pawns, "bad" bishops or even the implications of a piece actually leaving
the board, but can we be guaranteed to steer our way through complexities at all times? - no, nobody can.
All these are features of the game that can - and should - be considered in any given situation. The context may change but
the fundamental points remain the same. As in life there are golden rules and guidelines that remain fairly constant - it
is how we deal with them that counts. Most chess players fail to differentiate between thinking and calculating - we all have
our limitations when it comes to the rather mechanical process of calculating, but thinking is another issue completely.
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