Boost Your Chess 2 – Beyond the Basics PDF

Artur Yusupov was ranked No. 3 in the world from 1986 to 1992, just behind the legendary World Champions Karpov and Kasparov. He has won everything there is to win in chess except for the World Championship. In recent years he has mainly worked as a chess trainer with players ranging from World Champion Anand to local amateurs in Germany, where he resides.

Contents

1 Attacking the king

2 The open file

3 ‘Minor’ tactics

4 Opening repertoire for White – the French Defence

5 Simple rook endings

6 Fighting against the pawn centre

7 Trapping pieces

8 Calculating short variations

9 Weak points

10 Line blocking

11 Opening repertoire for Black against 1.d4

12 Simple rook endings 2

13 Blocking combinations

14 The bishop pair

15 Typical mistakes in calculating variations

16 Removing the defence

17 Good and bad bishops

18 Closed openings

19 Line clearing

20 Endgame technique

21 Blockade

22 Dragging the king out

23 Reti/English Opening

24 Typical mistakes in the endgame