Burgess: 125 Chess Opening Surprises SN_required true Building confidence in your moves

Building confidence in your moves requires understanding how to choose moves that match your position assessment—a skill this book directly addresses

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013 PART I - Endgames with Rooks on the Board

The Spectator:

Queen vs Four Minor Pieces

Burgess: 125 Chess Opening Surprises SN_required true Building confidence in your movesSurprising the opponent is a primary aim of modern opening preparation. You can't afford to be a stationary target gone are the days when players worked out an elaborate repertoire from which they never varied. These 125 opening surprises land like bombshells in the apparent calm of standard openings and disorientate your opponents as they grapple with original problems. This book is a treasure trove of unusual ideas at an early stage of the opening,