Smith: Pump Up Your Rating (hardcover) CT discusses the key ideas for

discusses the key ideas for both sides and highlights the many traps awaiting the unsuspecting player

A must for every chess player

but also plenty of explanatory prose

“An outstanding addition to chess literature” – Ken Bloodworth

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Smith: Pump Up Your Rating (hardcover) CT discusses the key ideas forChessCafe Book of the Year 2013 Any 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