Chess Strategy: Or Why Positions Do (Not) Collapse (Books Cover Design by Alex Ghizea Ciobanu)

In this small book, the author tried to acquaint his readers with the most important problems of chess strategy, with the help of various exercises to familiarize them with independent creative work. Now it remains on the reader to test himself in how he will be able to put the acquired knowledge into practice. The author expects it to be studied by a chess practitioner who is somewhat oriented on what happens on the chessboard. But it is not enough to improve "naked" practice. It is necessary to be aware of the achievements of theory, to understand the properties and potentialities of pieces, to feel their interaction in specific game situations.In addition to practical games, the book includes studies. In them, the beauty of chess is revealed in crystal clear form - there are no such side factors as time, mental and psychological state of players, etc., which have a serious impact on the course of the fight and the final result. Don't despair if some tasks will turn out to be "tough nuts". If within an hour you do not manage to solve the mystery of this book, look at the end of the book, where the solutions are placed. Trying to solve the task yourself.