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This Improve Your Chess - Super Edition by Jacob Aagaard is a German-language chess book that brings together Excelling at Chess and Excelling at Positional Chess in one volume, giving readers a focused way to work on strategic thinking and positional play.
What this edition includes
The Super Edition combines material from Excelling at Chess and Excelling at Positional Chess, so the book goes beyond openings and tactics alone. It is aimed at players who want to understand decisions at the board more deeply, assess positions more accurately and develop better planning.
A particularly important part of the volume is the positional training material. The content taken from Excelling at Positional Chess includes 108 tasks and supporting articles, making the book useful for self-study as well as practical training.
Why Aagaard’s books stand out
Jacob Aagaard is a grandmaster and a respected chess author, known for clear explanations supported by serious analysis. Excelling at Chess won the ChessCafe award for best book in 2001, which reflects the standing of the material collected here.
Improve Your Chess - Super Edition is more than a simple reissue: it is a single, consolidated edition of two important books, presented in German for players who want to work systematically on their chess understanding.
Key details
- Product type: chess book
- Author: Jacob Aagaard
- Language: German
- Content: combines Excelling at Chess and Excelling at Positional Chess in one volume
- Training focus: strategic thinking and positional understanding
- Exercises: 108 tasks
- Award: Excelling at Chess won the ChessCafe award for best book in 2001
Tangible precision
Each move strengthens curiosity, concentration, and self-confidence.

