McDonald: Pressure Play Spielmaterial and now the surprising 4

and now the surprising 4

Combinative Attack with Two Bishops - Harmonious Action of Rooks on the Second and Seventh Ranks - Rook Sacrifice on g7

as well as endgame problems and exercises where the reader must decide how to bring an attack to a crowning conclusion

The endgame is the phase of the game where most games are decided

which follow the same testing-based approach to middlegame study

McDonald: Pressure Play Spielmaterial and now the surprising 4Having you ever been tortured at the chessboard? If so, then you have probably been a victim of pressure play. Elite players are brilliant exponents of pressure play. In situations where they have either a tiny advantage or no advantage at all they are highly adept at constantly setting problems for their unfortunate opponents. The position on the board may appear lifeless but they can probe and find plans and regroupings that will constantly ask