Russell Enterprises, Inc. - The Chess Puzzle Book 4. Mastering the Positional Principles - Karsten Mller & Alexander Markgraf, Foreword by Mark Dvoretsky.pdf

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Forewordby Mark Dvoretsky translated fromthe Russian
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Tableof Contents
Signsand Symbols 4
Foreword 5
Introduction 6
ChapterI:Prophylaxis 7
()TheTheoretical Concept 7
()How to Train Prophylactic Thinking? 7
()Prophylaxis inthe Middlegame 9
Chapter2:The Principle ofTwo Weaknesses 29
Chapter3:The Right Exchange 48
()Exchange your opponent's active pieces. 48
()Theattacker does notto wantexchange attacking potential. 51
()Defenders ofweaknesses should beexchanged. 52
()Itis not important whatis exchanged, butwhat remains onthe board. 54
()A rook fighting against minor pieces es exchanges. 54
()Exchanging thebishop pair can transform anadvantage. 56
()Theside with the space advantage triesto avoid exchanges. 57
()Whenthe opponent hasstatic weaknesses, 61
reducehisdynamic potential.