Smith: Pump Up Your Rating (paperback) Geschenkidee expanded and updated version of

expanded and updated version of their first edition from 2012

Tal and Spassky

f5 immediately sets up an unbalanced struggle

crosstables

There is a serious effort to find an edge for White in every line

Smith: Pump Up Your Rating (paperback) Geschenkidee expanded and updated version ofAny man in the street knows how to increase his physical strength, but among most chess players confusion reigns when it comes to improving their playing strength. Axel Smith's training methods have guided his friends, teammates and pupils to grandmaster norms and titles. Hard work will be required, but Axel Smith knows how you can pump up your rating. Every area of chess is covered opening preparation, through middlegame play, to endgame technique.