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Beginner textbooks, which you can buy everywhere, generally assume that the reader is a potential world champion who actually knows everything and who can therefore be shown a few world championship games after 20 introductory pages, as this is the best way to get the most out of them. But such a textbook is completely useless for methodically structured training; logarithms and integrals are not on the curriculum in first-grade maths lessons, even though the student could learn more from them than from the question of how much 1 + 1 is. So, based on my own experience, I have endeavored to design this book in such a way that it promises an optimal learning effect for children. It is suitable for self-study and can be used as a training material in the chess club or in the school chess group. In all variants, commented games and given rules, I have endeavored to maintain a level that is so far above that of the beginner that he can derive maximum benefit from it. To give a rough estimate: anyone up to the level of the German champion in the age group 12 should be able to read this book with profit. And even though I wrote it especially for children, I still think it is a very good introduction for older age groups who want to get involved with this game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the end of each chapter I have added control questions so that everyone can test their knowledge. If you have read the previous chapter, you should not have any insurmountable difficulties with it. I have deliberately refrained from giving the answers, as I think that would tempt you to just look them up too quickly. If you have a particularly tricky question, you can certainly ask your parents, siblings or trainers about it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To prevent everyone from looking things up straight away, the answers to the control questions are at the end of the second volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003eSo we can throw ourselves into the fun. We will learn a lot about our chess army. We should not forget that although many terms come from war, they do not call for violence and injustice; on the contrary, chess is a unique example of how a fight to the death can also be waged peacefully on the board.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome people may find the book too difficult when they leaf through it. Can a six-year-old child even understand something like that? I would like to say that we often underestimate our children. 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And how do you adapt your playing style accordingly?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eGM Axel Smith\u003c\/b\u003e answers these questions, and more, by using a world-class player as a model for each chapter. Learn how Magnus Carlsen grinds out wins from level positions; how David Navara beats lower-rated opponents, and how Baskaran Adhiban beats higher-rated ones! Or serve-and-volley in the opening like Peter Heine Nielsen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Playing well is a good start in chess, but you also need to be \u003cb\u003eStreet Smart\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAxel Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of The Woodpecker Method, Pump Up Your Rating and e3 Poison, which were all enthusiastically received by readers and reviewers. Using the Woodpecker as part of his training, as an adult he improved from a rating of 2100 to becoming a Grandmaster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e Reviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\"Swedish Grandmaster Axel Smith's fourth book for Quality Chess is aimed at achieving better practical results for the tournament player... While Smith is the author of this book, he is by no means the sole contributor to its content with Baskaran Adhiban, David Navar, Aryan Tari, Bu Xiangzhi, Ulf Andersson, Laurent Fressinet and Peter Heine Nielsen all part of the project. Each of these world class Grandmasters has interesting things to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Street Smart Chess is full of well annotated games and exercises that support the points the author and contributors are trying to make. The level of the content varies, but this book is primarily aimed at players from 2000-2300, though I suspect even stronger players will find much of interest.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eIM John Donaldson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\"If you're, say 2200+, or perhaps 1800+ and ambitious to reach that level, you'll probably find this book very helpful. If you're a club player hoping for a stimulating read that will perhaps gain you a few rating points, you'll certainly find much to interest, educate and entertain you, although you might not find all the chapters equally valuable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \"I should add that, as always from Quality Chess, the production values ​​are excellent and put other publishers to shame.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard James\u003c\/b\u003e , British Chess News ( \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/britishchessnews.com\/2021\/11\/02\/street-smart-chess\/\"\u003efull review\u003c\/a\u003e )\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \"Axel Smith has already written several books, such as 'Pump up your rating' and 'The Woodpecker Method'. The common thread in his work is how to quickly learn to score better results. 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For me, the title reflects the core of competitive chess: using the skills you possess to the maximum and with some cunning.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chess Tigers Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44923898233152,"sku":"1050-1","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/8415\/3664\/files\/StreetSmartChess.jpg?v=1685649671"},{"product_id":"markos-navara-the-secret-ingredient-to-winning-at-chess","title":"Markos\/Navara: The Secret Ingredient to Winning at Chess","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Ingredient\u003c\/em\u003e is a grandmaster guide to maximizing your chess results, focusing on key elements of practical play which have received little to no attention in previous chess literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e How exactly can we best make use of computers? What's the ideal, step-by-step way to prepare against a specific opponent? 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Mihail Marin is the ideal author to explain both the strategic ideas and the latest theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeningrad Dutch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecovers lines where White also fianchettoes the king's bishop – these lines are the critical test of the Leningrad. The companion volume,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.qualitychess.co.uk\/products\/1\/365\/dutch_sidelines_by_mihail_marin\/\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDutch Sidelines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e , completes Black's Dutch repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMihail Marin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a grandmaster from Romania. 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