A theme I notice in my games (after analyzing many, many games) is that I know how to get an advantage in the opening, but often am unsure of how to convert it. Can anyone recommend a book for converting advantages to wins?
I'm not sure about books, but I can say that one big thing I'm starting to learn is how to convert advantages. Basically an opening advantage is going to come from position (giving opponent double pawns, isolated pawns, giving him a light-squared weakness, etc.) or time (faster development). The way we convert these into something concrete is to create real threats.
A doubled pawn, for instance, is a weakness, but it's not concrete. Getting attackers on it creates a concrete threat that has to be defended. If the opponent has a weakened light square around his king for instance, trading off light-squared bishops makes that weakness more concrete because his principle defender of the light squares is gone.
CM Kingscrusher talks a lot in his videos about accumulating minor advantages to convert them into concrete advantages. It sounds like you're doing a lot to accumulate minor advantages. From there you just need to keep improving pieces to their best squares, and coordinate real threats against your opponents' weaknesses.
Yeah, I know, if it were so simple.... hahah But hey, without asking about specifics, I'm not sure anyone will really know what you are looking for, as there's plenty of great books written on the middle game. :)
A doubled pawn, for instance, is a weakness, but it's not concrete. Getting attackers on it creates a concrete threat that has to be defended. If the opponent has a weakened light square around his king for instance, trading off light-squared bishops makes that weakness more concrete because his principle defender of the light squares is gone.
CM Kingscrusher talks a lot in his videos about accumulating minor advantages to convert them into concrete advantages. It sounds like you're doing a lot to accumulate minor advantages. From there you just need to keep improving pieces to their best squares, and coordinate real threats against your opponents' weaknesses.
Yeah, I know, if it were so simple.... hahah But hey, without asking about specifics, I'm not sure anyone will really know what you are looking for, as there's plenty of great books written on the middle game. :)
My System of Aron Nimzowitsch is my "middle-game" favourite book. I think you will find there what you need ;-)
Also I opened this thread 9 months ago:
http://en.lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/chess-books#1
Regards,
Mike
Also I opened this thread 9 months ago:
http://en.lichess.org/forum/general-chess-discussion/chess-books#1
Regards,
Mike
Mastering chess strategy by johan hellsten.This book is only for middlegame strategy.I am 100% sure you will be benefit from this book if you carefully study it.
@killerchewy #1
I'd say, for training your technique, study the game of former WorldChamp GM Jose Capablanca.
He was a natural talent. And he was also a great blitz champ I read this week, he was playing 1 minute against 5 minutes, and winning easily.
Also, the games of Ulf Andersson, Karpov, Petrosian and Fischer are good for improving your technique.
I'd say, for training your technique, study the game of former WorldChamp GM Jose Capablanca.
He was a natural talent. And he was also a great blitz champ I read this week, he was playing 1 minute against 5 minutes, and winning easily.
Also, the games of Ulf Andersson, Karpov, Petrosian and Fischer are good for improving your technique.
Soltis and or Heisman have a book on converting advantages
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