Attacking Chess in the 21st Century

The book consists of 36 attacking games from the 21st Century divided into four chapters.

Mastering attacking play in chess is a dream that we all long to achieve, but of course the art of attack does not arise by itself.

Constructing positions which favour the attack is the most difficult task.

In this book we shall see games with brilliant finishes, but we shall also draw attention to the different phases through which the struggle passes, in order make such finishes possible.

Attention has been paid not only to what happens on the board but also, wherever possible, to the influence of the analysis engines not only on a player’s preparation for the game, something that has become more important in these early years of the new century, but also on the practical context of the game.

The games are prefaced by brief biographical information and a short description of the events of the game.

After each game some lessons are highlighted.

Content:

004 Introduction
006 The structure of the book
007 Chapter 1) The king in the centre
076 Chapter 2) Kings castled on the same side
152 Chapter 3) Kings castled on opposite sides
192 Chapter 4) Attack, defence and counterattack
250 Index of games
252 Openings Index
253 Bibliography
254 The author

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