Mark Israilewitsch Dworezki Books

"Perhaps the best known and most respected instructor of world class chessplayers, Mark Dvoretsky has produced a comprehensive work on the endgame that will reward players of all strengths. For those ready to immerse themselves in endgame theory, there may be no better manual available today. But, even if you do not play at master level, the book has been designed to help your endgame too. Basic theories and must-know concepts are highlighted in blue. You may skip the more complex analysis, focus on the text in blue, and still improve your endgame technique"--Publisher's description.

This third volume in Mark Dvoretsky’s course is devoted to questions of strategy, and is aimed at improving the reader’s positional understanding. The author also examines a number of positions that lie on the boundary between the middlegame and endgame. As in the other books of the series, he uses examples from his own games and those of his pupils, together with original analyses of episodes from other player’s games.

Mark Dvoretsky is regarded as the leading chess coach in the world, and in this series of books he reveals the training methods that have transformed so many of his pupils into champions. This first title is devoted to the endgame, and examines a wide range of positions, taken mainly from games of the author’s pupils. The comments are packed with practical advice, and special test positions and frequent questions ensure that the reader’s participation in the book is an active one.

The initial part of this book deals with combinations and tactical techniques, and suggests methods for developing a player's calculating ability. In the second part the author analyses a number of fascinating examples, in which he examines a wide variety of attacking and defensive means. Once again, the reader is encouraged to developing his understanding by tackling numerous tests. Join in and become one of Mark Dvoretsky's pupils! This book is also available in the German edition under the title Moderne Schachtaktik.

The world’s top trainer, Mark Dvoretsky, and one of his best-known pupils, grandmaster Artur Yusupov, present a five-volume series based on courses given to talented young players throughout the world. The books contain contributions by other leading trainers and grandmasters, as well as games by pupils who have attended the courses. The main theme of volume 4 is “prophylaxis”, a concept first expounded by Nimzowitsch and one which has brilliantly developed by Mark Dvoretsky and his pupils. The art of positional play is explained in terms of planning, manoeuvring, the study of typical positions, and deep strategy in grandmaster games.

Chess TestsMark Dvoretsky (1947-2016) is considered one of the greatest chess instructors in the modern era. He left behind a great legacy of many books and publications. At the time of his passing, there were two unpublished manuscripts he had finished (and one other co-authored with study composer Oleg Pervakov).“Chess Tests offers chessplayers material of very high quality for working on various themes, from training combinative vision to techniques of realizing advantages. I recommend using those materials for in-depth work in the directions mentioned in the book. If you follow this advice, then this volume will become a valuable addition to your chess studies and will help you reinforce skills and knowledge you have already obtained.“And here is probably the most important point. Dvoretsky wanted to write a book that would not only teach some intricacies of chess, but would also be simply a pleasure to read for aficionados of the game, so he tried to amass the 'tastiest' of examples here. I hope that this last book by him is going to achieve this, presenting its readers with many chess discoveries and joy of communication with the great coach and author.” – From the Foreword by Artur Yusupov

Wie trainiert man sein Positionsgefühl? Woran erkennt man typische Stellungen und die dazugehörigen Pläne? Selten war ein anspruchsvolles Lehrwerk so nahe an der Praxis. – Die Schachschule des Trainerteams Dworetski/Jussupow gilt vielen Schachfreunden als die weltweit beste.

Zwei Dinge sind es, die das neue Werk des bekannten Moskauer Schachtrainers Mark Dworetski von den anderen Büchern dieser Serie unterscheiden: Zum einen konzentriert sich der Autor nicht auf einzelne Aspekte, sprich Fragmente, des Schachkampfes, sondern analysiert ganze Partien in ihrer Einheit aus Eröffnung, Mittelspiel und Endspiel. Zum anderen fällt der Eröffnung im vorliegenden Werk mehr Gewicht zu als in den vorhergehenden Bändern. Die praktische Seite des Schachtrainings betonen ebenfalls die zahlreichen Übungsaufgaben unterschiedlichen Schwierigkeitsgrades, die Dworetski dem Leser zum selbständigen Lösen vorlegt.