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The Road to Chess Improvement Alex Yermolinsky
Publisher: Gambit Publications

Become proficient at finding offensive and defensive tactics. I will publish games that I play (win, lose, or draw) that have instructive value. Chess is not an easy game, but this is what draws us to it. Yemolinsky is a noted chess writer and instructor. So begins my journey down the long and winding "Road to Chess Improvement". Each member of the team was eager to discuss their games with their more experienced adversaries afterwards which is definitely a big step forwards down the 'chess improvement' road. It is similar in style to John Watson's 'Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy' and GM Yermolinsky's 'The Road to Chess Improvement'; if you liked those books, you'll definitely enjoy this one. It's too bad I only started my road to chess improvement now, at the very moment one of it's most inspiring bloggers is quitting. In this book the author passes on many of the insights he has gained over the years. Yermolinsky's and Rowson's books, The Road To Chess Improvement and Seven Deadly Chess Sins/Chess For Zebras could also form the basis of a systematic approach to improving one's game. All of the above will get you in the chess mood, and the road to chess improvement will be easier than you think!{jcomments on}. He steers the reader away from "quick-fix" approaches, and focuses on the critical areas of chess understanding and over-the-board decision-making. Yermolinsky's Road to Chess Improvement is still excellent and has some commentary on the Benko Gambit which is somewhat similar to Georgiev's Squeezing the Gambits book (which is very packed with details). To reach Ben Finegold, the GM in residence at the St.