Pump Up Your Rating, 2nd Edition

By Axel Smith

Any man in the street knows how to increase his physical strength, but among most chess players confusion reigns when it comes to improving their playing strength. Axel Smith's training methods have guided his friends, teammates and pupils to grandmaster norms and titles. Hard work will be required, but Axel Smith knows how you can Pump Up Your Rating. Every area of chess is covered - opening preparation, through middlegame play, to endgame technique. Smith delves into both the technical and psychological sides of chess, and shows how best to practise and improve. ChessCafe Book of the Year 2013

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784832731
• ISBN13: 9781784832735
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Quality Chess UK Ltd
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.