A multinational array of top grandmasters explain the differences in thinking between professional and amateur chess players, and how the amateur can bridge the gap. It usually takes at least a decade of sustained effort for even the most talented player to reach the grandmaster level and though this book cannot guarantee to make the reader a grandmaster, it is certainly a healthy nudge in the right direction.

The authors are:

GM Pavel Eljanov

GM Boris Avrukh

GM Mihail Marin

GM Peter Heine Nielsen

GM Tiger Hillarp Persson

GM Jacob Aagaard

GM John Shaw

Content:
004 Preface

008 Key to Symbols used

009 1. Jacob Aagaard - Danes Eat Fish for Breakfast

037 2. Peter Heine Nielsen - A Tale of Three Stories

055 3. Pavel Eljanov - From Amateur to 2700

087 4. John Shaw - From 1700 to Grandmaster - and Back

099 5. Boris Avrukh - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

137 6. Tiger Hillarp Persson - The Ulysses Effect

151 7. Mihail Marin - It's an Amateur's World

177 8. Jacob Aagaard - Fish Eat Danes for Supper

191 Game Index

193 Name Index

196 Opening Index