There are various books on this topic, but no single book/collection with all the important patterns.
You may want to look at the Polgar middlegame book.
There are various books on this topic, but no single book/collection with all the important patterns.
You may want to look at the Polgar middlegame book.
Hello,
A simple question: I would like to know if is there any book with a collection of must-known typical and important position/patterns in chess, not the typical for begginers, but intermediate or expert level. I.e.:
Opening:
- Qb3 in queen pawn openings where black move queen bishop early.
- dont take b2 gambit with queen.
- Ideas on oppossite castles.
- Typical traps and tricks (sacrifices in f7, sacrifices in sicilians at c3, ....)
- ...
Middelgames:
- Bxh7 sacrifice.
- A few typical exchange sacrifices.
- Typical maniobres and ideas depending on pawn structure: IQP, hanging pawns, slav setup, ...
- ...
Endgmes:
- Phillidor and Lucena setups
- Triangulation
- Opposition.
- About pawn races.
- and a few other most typical endgames: bishop vs rook pawn, bishop vs knight, etc.
- ...
etc
... like a little encyclopedia of usefull must-know patterns, with ideas and variations explained.
I know the book "GM-RAM" is similar to what I am searching for, but it mainly only focuses on endgames and there is no text, variations and solutions.
I am a 1900/2000 FIDE elo player, so I dont want a book plagged of most easy and typical beginners concepts like place your rooks on open files or knights before bishop. I would like a book to look at it to constantly refresh advanced patterns and ideas for my strenght while I also do tactics exercises all days. It would be also ideal for a player like me that has not enought time to play and study and has times I am out of the game for long times, and looking at the book would serve as a way to easely remember patters.
Thank you very much for your support.
Fermin