Figuras pesadas en acción (2.ª ed.) - Yakov Damski

Heavy Pieces in Action, 2nd edition by Jakow Damski is a chess book on the practical use of the queen and rooks, with examples from grandmaster games and nearly fifty exercises to help you put the ideas into practice.

What the book covers

Damski takes a systematic, highly practical approach to heavy-piece play. He explains how open files, ranks and diagonals affect the activity of the rooks and queen, and how these pieces work together when you are building an attack or pressing a position.

The book also tackles the practical question of how to tell a “good” rook from a “bad” one, helping you assess positions more accurately and choose better plans over the board.

Training with real games

Each topic is illustrated with examples from grandmaster play, so the ideas are tied directly to real chess situations. It is a useful study book for players who want to understand heavy-piece activity more clearly and improve their attacking play, middlegame coordination and endgame understanding.

Nearly fifty exercises give you the chance to test the ideas for yourself and reinforce the key patterns.

Key details

• Product type: chess book
• Author: Jakow Damski
• Edition: 2nd edition
• Subject: the practical use of heavy pieces in chess
• Exercises: nearly fifty exercises
• Finish: softcover
• Page count: 160