Davies/McDonald: A Practical Guide to Chess Improvement Sonderangebot This is a risky strategy

This is a risky strategy as White falls behind in development and Black switfly becomes very active

and the popular French Defence has seen a lot of new developments

– JEREMY SILMAN

Since many of Collins' recommendations lead to isolated queen-pawn structures

Sielecki examines the typical tactics and strategies for both sides

Davies/McDonald: A Practical Guide to Chess Improvement Sonderangebot This is a risky strategyTwo Complete Books on Chess Improvement and Strategic Mastery Practical Guide to Chess Improvement by Nigel Davies and Neil McDonald combines two independent works into a single 320 page resource. The first book examines proven methods for advancing at chess, drawing on Davies's experience with students who achieved measurable improvement. The second work explores how strong players deliberately break conventional strategic rules to gain an edge.