Lessons on Uncompromising Play - David Navara

Hardback, 352 pages, Thinker's Publishing 2024 Sample Lessons on Uncompromising Play - David NavaraMastering Strategies for Winning Concepts Chess has changed a bit in the past few years. Talented teenagers play better than ever before, top players know even more theory and make even fewer mistakes than before, preparation takes more time and energy, and winning against strong opposition has become even more difficult. When walking through a nearby cemetery during the 2023 Prague Masters, I sadly contracted a drawish virus which is expected to cause the draw death of chess sooner or later, as the great Capablanca predicted. In that year, I started to play more solidly, scoring many quick draws with Black in classical chess and even my White games were often not overly interesting. (On the contrary, in rapid and blitz chess I still have very few draws.) My mental hygiene was not great and I was close to burn-out on several occasions – not the best situation for someone who writes on ‘un