Lakdawala: Becoming an IM (hardcover)

Autor: Lakdawala, Cyrus
Verlag / Hersteller: Popular Chess
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Sprache: Englisch
Buchumschlag: hardcover
Seiten: 368

Becoming an International Master – Your Personal Roadmap to Chess Excellence

Many aspiring chess players dream of earning the International Master title—but few know the exact path to get there. In Becoming an International Master, renowned author and IM Cyrus Lakdawala offers a rare, candid, and practical roadmap to help you make this dream a reality.

This is not just another book on openings or tactics. It’s a complete guide to closing the gap between “very good” and “IM-level.” Drawing from his own journey—marked by trial, error, and eventual success—Lakdawala highlights the key areas that matter most: mindset, training habits, psychological endurance, and targeted improvement in all phases of the game.

With brutal honesty and decades of coaching experience, he uncovers the “if only” questions that haunt serious club players and provides clear, actionable answers. Whether it’s your tactical sharpness, your understanding of endgames, or the need to play blindfold games to build visualization—this book addresses it all.

If you’re ready to move beyond plateaus and work seriously toward the IM title, Becoming an International Master will be your most valuable training companion.

368 Seiten, gebunden, 1. Auflage 2025

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