Autor: Adams, Michael
Verlag / Hersteller: Quality Chess
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Sprache: Englisch
Buchumschlag: paperback
Seiten: 464

Understand How Top Players Think Through Chess Puzzles and Analysis

Think Like a Super-GM by Michael Adams and Philip Hurtado combines tournament-level chess insight with empirical research into decision-making at the board.

The book presents 40 chess positions solved by players across the spectrum—from club level to Super-GM. Readers compare their own thinking processes directly against those of amateurs, titled players, and Adams himself.

This approach reveals what separates elite play from lower skill levels, grounded in recorded thought transcripts and eye-tracking data rather than theory alone.

Highlights

• 40 challenging chess puzzles with documented thought processes from 33 players of varying strength
• Over 1100 position commentaries capturing how different skill levels analyze and solve positions
• Eye-tracker experiment showing exactly where different players focus their attention on the board
• Direct comparison of your thinking against club players, strong amateurs, IMs, GMs, and Super-GM Michael Adams
• Bonus puzzle section with additional training material
• English Chess Federation's Book of the Year 2022

A chess improvement resource grounded in research rather than conventional instruction.

FAQ

How is this book different from a standard puzzle collection?
Instead of solutions alone, the book reveals the actual thought processes of 33 players at different skill levels solving each position. You see not just the right move, but how club players, amateurs, titled players, and Super-GM Adams think through the problem—allowing you to compare and learn from their reasoning directly.

What does the eye-tracker experiment show?
The eye-tracker data visualizes where different players focus their visual attention when analyzing a position. This reveals patterns in how players at various levels scan and prioritize information on the board, offering insight into the cognitive habits that correlate with chess strength.

Who is this book intended for?
The book suits any player interested in improving their thinking process, from club level upwards. Because the puzzles are solved by players across all strength levels, each reader can learn from comparisons at or near their own skill level and observe how stronger players approach the same positions.