(kempelen) wrote in rec.games.chess.analysis:

Does anybody know of books about positional chess problems? I mean
those books that say: white (or black) to move and get a positional
winning position. All book I have seen of this type are only tactics
problems collections.
thx.

If software is okay also:

Strategy 2.0:
http://products.convekta.com/192/2/
from http://www.convekta.com

There's a demo version for download.
and a review he
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rjpawla...rategy2.0.html


Also ChessBase could help you
http://www.chessbase.com/shop/index.asp?cat=Middlegame
with The basic principles of strategy vol. 1, 2 & 3 and ABC of chess
middlegames.


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En/na Antonio Torrecillas ha escrit:
(...)
it seems tactics too!

AT

Sure that "positional tests" have tactic component too but I think the
original poster was searching positions like this one:

(extracted from "The best Move" by Vlastimil Jansa and Vlastimil Hort)

Cucka-Jansa, Brno 1960 (Black to move)

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Where the solution is:

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The white treat is 2.Bc4 or 2.Bh3 atacking e6.
If black has to advance or change his e6 pawn, d5 will be very weak.

1...Bf8! 2.Bc4 Ke7! 3.Ke2 Bh6 and ... black is better because he has the
pair of bishops (in good diagonals), a good pawn structure and has
connected his rooks.

After some other 1... moves black can experience difficulties and can
reach a worse position.

AT

Pd: The Jansa&Hort book is one of the most interesting tests in that sense.

(kempelen) wrote in message . com...
Does anybody know of books about positional chess problems? I mean
those books that say: white (or black) to move and get a positional
winning position. All book I have seen of this type are only tactics
problems collections.
thx.

Dunnington, Angus. Can You Be a Positional Chess Genius.

This is a quiz book and, although the positions aren't all of the sort
you are looking for, achieving your advantages probably rests on
positional skills. Hort and Jansa, previously mentioned in this
thread, probably comes closer to your desire.

David Ames

(Parrthenon) writes:

WHAT'S THE BEST MOVE? (now out of print) by GM Larry Evans comes to mind. --
Larry Parr


GM Evans once wrote a column in Chess Life (and Review!),
with this title.

I believe the book is a collection of these columns - if
so it should be good. The first year or so of these
concentrated on opening positions and the *reasons* behind
the moves. As a "B" player with truly horrible instincts
about the opening, I gained a lot from studying these. I
dropped my subscription before I saw his middle game
examples, though.

William Hyde
EOS Department
Duke University

In article ,
"Flobby Bischer" wrote:

The Bellin and Ponzetto book Test Your Positional Play is one.

That book is really fantastic, btw. I recommend it highly.

Jeremy Silman´s book "reassess your chess" (about chess strategy) is not
dedicated to positional problems, but it contains several (±40) problems or
exercises which the author uses to illustrate his thoughts.

regards,
Dik


"kempelen" schreef in bericht
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Does anybody know of books about positional chess problems? I mean
those books that say: white (or black) to move and get a positional
winning position. All book I have seen of this type are only tactics
problems collections.
thx.

1...Bf8! 2.Bc4 Ke7! 3.Ke2 Bh6 and ... black is better because he has the
pair of bishops (in good diagonals), a good pawn structure and has
connected his rooks.

After some other 1... moves black can experience difficulties and can
reach a worse position.

AT

My thoughts on that problem was: Black cannot move the centre pawns,
The black squared bishop must find a better position, either h6 or b6.
I preferred b6 as it zaps the d4 square and the g1 square so if the
g-file opens white will have some difficulty using it. My first move
was 1...Bd8.

As the solution was the h6 square I failed this test, but I don't see
why h6 is a better square. Would someone please explain it to me?

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En/na Kennet Eriksson ha escrit:
1...Bf8! 2.Bc4 Ke7! 3.Ke2 Bh6 and ... black is better because he has the
pair of bishops (in good diagonals), a good pawn structure and has
connected his rooks.

After some other 1... moves black can experience difficulties and can
reach a worse position.

AT


My thoughts on that problem was: Black cannot move the centre pawns,
The black squared bishop must find a better position, either h6 or b6.
I preferred b6 as it zaps the d4 square and the g1 square so if the
g-file opens white will have some difficulty using it. My first move
was 1...Bd8.

As the solution was the h6 square I failed this test, but I don't see
why h6 is a better square. Would someone please explain it to me?

Regards

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The main problem is not where to put our bishop but anticipate to white
treat of forcing ...e5 or exf5 weakening d5. In my opinion if you saw
white positional treat and your move avoid it, you have solved the problem.

AT