Small Steps 2 Success by Sam Shankland (Paperback)

This Small Steps 2 Success by Sam Shankland is an English-language paperback chess book that takes one of the game’s most important strategic and endgame themes — passed pawns — and explains it in a clear, practical way. It is aimed at players who want a better grasp of pawn play and more confidence when handling typical pawn structures.

What this book covers

Pawn play is a foundation of chess strategy, yet it does not always receive the attention it deserves. In this book, Sam Shankland focuses on passed pawns — whether isolated, connected or supported — and shows how they appear in both the middlegame and the endgame.

The book goes beyond examples alone. It breaks the subject into straightforward rules and guidelines, making it easier to see when a passed pawn is a real advantage, how to support it, and how to meet the threat when it belongs to your opponent. That makes it useful both for reading through and for structured study.

About the author

Sam Shankland is the author of this volume, bringing a practical and modern approach to the subject.

Key details

• Product type: paperback chess book
• Subject: passed pawns
• Author: Sam Shankland
• Language: English
• Format: paperback
• Pages: 360
• First edition: 20 November 2019
• ISBN: 978-1-78483-090-8