Carte, Strategic Chess Exercises: Find the Right Plan

Experienced chess trainer Emmanuel Bricard has created a practical exercise manual with carefully selected and tested training positions that teach you how to develop the right plan.

This book is for you if you want to:

know what to do if there is no tactical solution

improve your understanding of chess strategy

learn how to apply strategic principles in concrete positions

gain time on the clock by having to calculate fewer variations

learn how to accumulate advantages in various types of positions

be inspired by great examples of strategy.

The level of difficulty of the exercises varies as this manual is intended for a wide range of club players. The majority of the exercises are middlegame positions, but additionally there is a large section of endgame tests as well. After working with Strategic Chess Exercises you will spend less time on finding better plans, and outplay your opponents more often!

Emmanuel Bricard is an International Grandmaster and a former Champion of France. He has been a successful chess trainer for more than fifteen years.