Table of Contents
A correct plan is the route to success 5
Chapter 1 With the sources 7
Chapter 2 Evaluating a position. Reference points 21
Chapter 3 The attractiveness of a concrete goal 35
Chapter 4 Reference point - Open lines 51
Breakthrough in the centre 51
Between the centre and the flank 56
Attack on the edge of the board 59
Dangerous diagonals 65
Chapter 5 Pawn structure. Weak and strong squares 68
Chapter 6 The centre and space 97
Closed centre 98
Mobile centre 105
Open centre 108
Static centre 114
Dynamic centre 118
Chapter 7 The most important law of chess 122
Seven bases for restriction 123
A lasso for the knight 127
'Club-12'
'A golden dozen of studies' 135
The bishop hunt 141
'Club-12' 154
'A golden dozen of studies' 158
How difficult it is to be a rook 160
'Club-12' 174
'A golden dozen of studies' 177
The queen: thorns and roses 179
'Club-12' 196
'A golden dozen of studies' 202
The obstinate pawn 204
'Club-12' 206
'A golden dozen of studies' 209
Kings under arrest 211
'Club-12' 214
'A golden dozen of studies' 217
Zugzwang 220
A page of studies 232
Solutions 234
A lasso for the knight 234
The bishop hunt 237
How difficult it is to be a rook 239
The queen: thorns and roses 242
The obstinate pawn 244
Kings under arrest 247
