Lessons with a Grandmaster: Volume II

Like speaking directly with a Grandmaster

Do you ever see the dazzling tactical combinations grandmasters display and think, "I wish I could do that"?

If only you could sit down with a GM and get some insights directly into how they come up with their ideas.

Lessons with a Grandmaster II is about as close of an opportunity as you can get to getting insights from a top player without paying for private one-on-one lessons.The author analyzes his games with Dr. Joel Sneed, who has a PhD in psychology. You get a front row seat to their Q&A to see the difference between the though process between a GM and an amateur.

The author, Grandmaster Boris Gulko, the only player to have won both the USSR and US championship titles, has adapted the second volume of his classic course for Chessable.

The first volume was all about positional play and what goes on in GMs' minds when they devise strategies. Now the second volume on tactical and dynamic play has received the Chessable treatment.

What's inside:

♞ A unique narrative approach by the author where he walks you through his games against fellow GMs. You'll feel like you're analyzing the games alongside him.

♞ Key concepts of dynamic play such as chess imagination, risk-taking, simultaneous attacks, and defense. You will learn to think more creatively, not always playing the safest-looking move, but rather seeking out sharp positions that will give you attacking chances.

♞ How to calculate combinations in sharp positions with a graduated rating difficulty, including an extra level of difficulty not featured in the first volume.

Proven rapid results

In the first volume, GM Gulko analyzed the concepts of strategy in his games against GMs with his student, Dr. Joel Sneed, which led Sneed to increase his rating by 200 points as an adult. In the second edition, he takes a similar approach, asking you to try to solve the problems first, then explaining the secrets of the position.

With 30 annotated games and individual puzzles taken from the games spanning 25 years, this is an excellent way to learn how the GMs play in dynamic and tactical positions.

Make the moves only a grandmaster could think of with Lessons from a Grandmaster II.