Shankland: Small Steps to Giant Improvement buchpakete Charles Hertan is an American

Charles Hertan is an American Fide Master and has worked as a chess coach for children of all ages for over 30 years

but the prose is much more valuable for the layman rated below 2400

In 2016 he became US Champion and led the golden US team at the Chess Olympiad

Each game includes expert commentary from leading players such as Arkadij Naiditsch

The work is ideal for self-study by intermediate players

Shankland: Small Steps to Giant Improvement buchpakete Charles Hertan is an AmericanIn chess you cannot take your move back, but you can always return a misplaced piece to its former square at the cost of some time. Pawns on the other hand can never move backwards, making pawn moves truly permanent decisions. This irreversibility makes Pawn Play among the most difficult aspects of chess strategy, which is one reason few books have been written about this topic and some that have are almost incomprehensible. Double Olympiad gold