In Volume 2 of Excelling at Chess, we publish International Master Jacob
Aagaard's Excelling at Combinational Play: Learn to Identify and Exploit
Tactical Chances and Excelling at Chess Calculation: Capitalising on
tactical chances. Being able to solve puzzles and combinations is one of
the principal components of a successful chess player. But how can one
improve on such an important skill? How can one acquire combinational
vision? Aagaard explains how tactical intuition and ability develops and
uses pattern recognition to improve the readers tactical ammunition. It
is no secret that the continued practice of puzzles and combinations
helps to sharpen the chess brain, and here there is a wealth of
exercises and problems to solve accompanied by the full solutions and
explanations. There are many differing opinions amongst the top players
in the world of chess, but there is one thing upon which World
Champions, Grandmasters and other experts all agree: the art of chess
calculation is the absolute key to the success of a player. In Excelling
at Chess Calculation, Aagaard tackles the subject matter head on,
unravelling the many secrets behind chess calculation and arming the
reader with the necessary tools to be able to calculate effectively at
the chessboard. Aagaard pays particular attention to the searching
practical questions like "when should you calculate?", "how can you
discover candidate moves?" and "how long should you spend on critical
moves?"
