Dvoretsky: Trainingshandbuch Band 2 : Ausschlussmethode und Fallenspiel improvers You learned to attack –

You learned to attack – now it is time to sharpen your defensive tools

Kasparov - V

Chess instruction needs to be efficient because of the limited amount of time that amateur players have available

Difficult Positions

he has played in the British Championship on three occasions and competes regularly in league chess and other events

Dvoretsky: Trainingshandbuch Band 2 : Ausschlussmethode und Fallenspiel improvers You learned to attack –Sometimes it is very difficult to calculate all the consequences of the planned move, but often it is not necessary! It is much easier to convince yourself that our move makes sense, has no immediate refutation and that all other moves are bad or at least significantly weaker. After all, this saves us time and at the same time convinces us that our decision is correct. Such a method of making decisions can be called the "method of elimination." "trap