Descripción

The Secret Ingredient is a grandmaster guide to maximizing your chess results, focusing on key

elements of practical play which have received little to no attention in previous chess literature.

How exactly can we best make use of computers? What’s the ideal, step-by-step way to prepare

against a specific opponent? How can we optimize our time management at the board? And what’s

the one key skill that separates the best players from those who have yet to reach their full

potential? GM Jan Markos sheds light on these topics and many more, helped by the world-class

insights of his good-class insights of his good friend GM David Navara.

The Secret Ingredient

 

“I learned, sometimes rediscovered, a lot of excellent practical advice from this quirky and original

book. One I really liked in particular was Navara’s comment when asked to what extent it is possible

to employ a tailored preparation against a specific opponent. Navara responds that “a player who is

familiar with many openings and is comfortable in all types of positions will be able to apply a

specific preparation for an opponent much more efficiently than someone with a more limited

repertoire. Versatility and psychology go hand in hand in chess. If you want to use psychology, first

improve the versatility of your own style.” For me, that is the best thing that has been said on this topic

 

Jan Markos is a Slovakian grandmaster and trainer. His previous book, Under the Surface, was the

English Chess Federation’s 2018 Book of the Year.

David Navara is a ten-time Czech Champion and a world-class grandmaster. He is noted for

combining fighting spirit with outstanding sportsmanship.

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