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This Practical Chess Strategy by Julen Arizmendi Martinez is an English-language hardcover chess book that focuses on practical strategy, positional thinking and exercises to help you make better decisions at the board.
What the book covers
Written by grandmaster and experienced coach Julen Arizmendi Martinez, this book is aimed at players who want to understand positional chess more clearly and make stronger choices during a game. Rather than relying on one fixed set of rules for every position, it shows you how to break a position down into its key elements and then choose the best move and plan.
The book also challenges some common simplifications and misconceptions about strategy, so readers learn not only the ideas themselves but also when not to apply them mechanically. That makes it especially useful for players who want to move beyond simple patterns and understand the logic of a position more deeply.
What you’ll find inside
Practical Chess Strategy combines strategic ideas with material for independent study. The exercises help you check your understanding and reinforce what you have learned, making the book useful both as a read-through and as a regular training resource.
If you want a chess book on strategy that goes beyond dry rules and encourages real thinking over the board, this is a valuable addition to your chess library.
Key details
- Product type: hardcover chess book
- Title: Practical Chess Strategy by Julen Arizmendi Martinez
- Author: Julen Arizmendi Martinez
- Language: English
- Binding: hardcover
- Pages: 424
- Content: strategy, positional play and exercises
Tangible precision
Each move strengthens curiosity, concentration, and self-confidence.

