Ajedrez para futuros campeones - Jerzy Konikowski (segunda edición)

Chess for Future Champions by Jerzy Konikowski is a chess training book for young players who already know the basics and want to improve in a more structured way. It focuses on the areas that matter most at the board: building an opening repertoire, calculating variations, sharpening tactics and understanding endgames.

What the book covers

Konikowski presents chess training as a practical process. Alongside tournament play, he highlights the value of working with a coach and studying independently. That approach fits a game where theory keeps developing and every event can bring new ideas, especially in opening play.

The second edition of Chess for Future Champions can also be read as a compact guide to chess openings. It covers open, closed and semi-open openings and explains how to build your own opening repertoire. The aim is not just to memorise lines, but to understand how to use them in your own games.

Training beyond the opening

The book does not stop at openings. It also develops calculation technique and tactical awareness, draws attention to the key ideas of endgame play, and stresses the importance of analysing and annotating your own games. Konikowski also shows how to use computer and internet tools in chess training without replacing independent thinking.

This makes it a useful choice for young players who have moved beyond the basics, and for coaches looking for material that organises the main elements of chess training.

Key details

• Product type: chess training book
• Author: Jerzy Konikowski
• Edition: second
• Subject: chess training
• Opening coverage: open, closed and semi-open openings
• Training focus: opening repertoire, calculation, tactics and endgames
• Game study: analysing and annotating one’s own games
• Training tools: computer and internet use in chess training