Müller/Markgraf: Schachstrategie topmaterial Many of the chess players

Many of the chess players who appear in these pages are still young

The work "My System" by world-class player Aaron Nimzowitsch

Have you ever felt that the computer's suggestions in your post-mortem analysis make no sense to you

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One of the important features of these tournaments is that the draw is essentially a step backward in your tournament situation and you must play for a win irrelevant of the colour of your pieces

Müller/Markgraf: Schachstrategie topmaterial Many of the chess playersPlaying strategically in chess means planning long term goals and, if possible, achieving them within a limited phase of the game. Strategic play is therefore essentially different from combination play, which uses tactical means to achieve short term goals. It is in the nature of things that a strategy is led to success in small steps that are usually tactical in nature. Strategic and tactical approaches are therefore closely interwoven and cannot be