Neil McDonald busca presentar en esta guía de entrenamiento ideas derivadas de la práctica competitiva y ofrecer al lector su conocimiento y experiencia para dar respuesta a las cuestiones clave. El formato 'jugada a jugada' intenta...
Ante el tablero, el jugador debe mantenerse continuamente alerta a las posibilidades tácticas que pueden surgir, y que deciden el desenlace de la mayoría de las partidas.
"To be passive.. is fatal to the beginner or medium player - such players must be aggressive. He must attack, because only in that way can he develop his imagination, which is a very important thing." This quote comes, perhaps surprisingly, from...
Two great books by Neil McDonald from the Everyman Chess Library, Starting Out the Reti and Starting Out: The English, brought together in one volume. The R ti is a popular opening at all levels of chess. The great advantage it possesses over other openin...
One of the most challenging tasks in a chess game is to find the correct strategy. It is far easy to attack too randomly, to miss a vital opportunity, or even choose the wrong plan altogether. These are all mistakes frequently seen by even quite strong...
Brought together for the first time in one volume, How to play against 1 d4 and 1 e4 Finding a suitable defence to 1 d4 isnât an easy task, especially if you donât have endless time available to study all the latest...
How and when to break the rules in chess. Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, Play Unconventional Chess and Win by Noam A. Manellla and Zeev Zohar and Break the Rules! A Modern Look at Chess Strategy by Neil McDonald, brought together in one...
Building and maintaining a chess opening repertoire can be a demanding task - for a start there are an enormous number of different lines to chooses from. Thereâs a strong temptation amongst aspiring players to opt solely for tricky line...
Two winning books in one volume. 10 Great Ways get better at Chess by Nigel Davies. How can you improve at chess?This is the eternal question asked by players of all levels. Which part of the game should you focus on? How often should you play? Should...
Three classic titles from the Everyman Chess Starting Out Series in one volume. Starting Out: Queenâs Gambit Accepted by Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik; Starting Out: Queenâs Gambit Declined by Neil McDonald;...
This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as...
Neil McDonald has been fascinated by the exceptional history of Malta and Gozo for some years and leads tour groups around the islands' unique prehistoric and historic sites. The history section takes the reader on a journey from the formation of the...
Mysteries of The Cathar Country, is a look into the Histories and Mysteries of the Languedoc. Including the Cathars, Rennes-le-Château, the Knights Templar, the Nazi connection, Sacred Geometry and the Priory of Sion. Neil McDonald has been visiting...