Paul Keres

Aleksandr Kotov

Provides information on the middle game, covering such topics as attacking the king, pawn structure, and defense.

The Art of the Middle Game

This book follows on from Kotov's previous work Think Like a Grandmaster. It is a guide to chess-playing for the amateur player. The book covers positional judgement, planning, combinational vision and calculation and practical play - each with many examples.

Play Like a Grandmaster

A look at the way in which grandmasters prepare for different aspects of the game and how Soviet training methods can help club or tournament players whatever their standard. Kotov, a Grandmaster, is also the author of Think Like a Grandmaster and Play Like a Grandmaster.

Train Like a Grandmaster

Think Like a Grandmaster

Two grandmasters offer masterly analysis of neglected area: attacking the king, defense, pawn structure, much more. Introduction by Harry Golombek.

Aleksandr Kotov

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