Test Your Chess Skills: Practical Decisions in Critical Moments - Tapa blanda

"Do you know the legendary book by Host and Jansa? The Guliev brothers have put together a modern version. This is a puzzle book that seeks to imitate a tournament situation."--Florian Jacobs, Max Euwe Center Amsterdam

"Very original and highly recommended."--Elburg Chess Reviews

"The best book in this genre that I have seen in recent times. The reader has to face the same problems as during a real game. Working diligently with this entertaining work will improve the performance of a wide range of club players. Above all their strategic and analytical skills."--Uwe Bekemann, German Correspondence Chess Federation

"In the 224 positions (from their own practice, so nothing hackneyed) they ask you to decide whether a player is better, worse, equal, winning, hopeless, etc.; to find the strongest move or assess the move played and so on, in other words, it's about decision making. By its nature it's probably more strategical than tactical, although the examples cover pretty much everything: openings, tactics, endgames, surprises, missed wins. It's not a solve-at-a-glance book; the point is to get you to sit down at your board and think as you would during a game. The detailed solutions, which are written in a chatty, personal style, take up about two-thirds of the book and are sprinkled with little homilies, e.g. 'Routine thinking is a great enemy!' and 'Try to look at the position through the eyes of the opponent', stuff everyone should know, but often forgets in the heat of the battle."--Ian Marks "Chess Scotland "